Chip Turner

Australian rules footballer

Chip Turner
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Chipman Turner^[1]
Date of birth	(1893-07-10)10 July 1893
Place of birth	Ballarat, Victoria
Date of death	13 June 1978(1978-06-13) (aged 84)
Place of death	Sandringham, Victoria
Original team(s)	Golden Point
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1918–1922	South Melbourne	66 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Samuel Chipman "Chip" Turner (10 July 1893 – 13 June 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

South Melbourne first tried to get a clearance for Turner, from Ballarat Football League side Golden Point, in 1915, but he didn't start at the club until 1918 due to the war.^[2] He arrived in time to enjoy South Melbourne's successful 1918 premiership campaign and as a full-back in the grand final kept Collingwood player Dick Lee to three goals.^[3]

Turner had cemented his spot in the team after his strong debut season and played 17 of a possible 19 games in 1919.^[3] He spent three more years with South Melbourne before retiring.^[3]

References

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
^ The Argus, "Club News", 30 April 1915. p. 10
^ ^a ^b ^c AFL Tables: Chip Turner