Blair Turgott

Blair Turgott
Personal information
Full name Blair Sebastian Turgott[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994
Place of birth Bromley, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Maidstone United
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2012 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 West Ham United 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Bradford City (loan) 4 (0)
2013 → Colchester United (loan) 4 (1)
2014 → Rotherham United (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 5 (0)
2015 Coventry City 3 (1)
2015–2016 Leyton Orient 31 (1)
2016–2017 Bromley 43 (12)
2017 Stevenage 0 (0)
2017 → Boreham Wood (loan) 9 (2)
2017–2018 Boreham Wood 4 (0)
2018 → Maidstone United (loan) 3 (1)
2018– Maidstone United 23 (10)
National team‡
2009–2010 England U16 6 (3)
2010–2011 England U17 14 (4)
2011 England U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 England U19 6 (3)
2016 England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:26, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:24, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Blair Sebastian Turgott (born 22 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Maidstone United. He has previously played for West Ham United and Coventry City and has had loan spells with Bradford City, Colchester United, Rotherham United and Dagenham & Redbridge. In international football, Turgott has played for England at U17, U18 and U19 levels.

Career

West Ham United

Turgott joined West Ham United aged 8 becoming a youth and development squad player.[3] He made his West Ham debut on 5 January 2014 in a 5–0 FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest.[4] This was his only appearance for West Ham before being released in 2015.[5][6]

Loan spells

He moved on loan from West Ham United to Bradford City in November 2012,[7] and made his professional debut in the FA Cup in a 1–1 draw against Brentford on 30 November 2012.[8] Turgott stated in December 2012 that he hoped the loan move would toughen him up.[9] On 4 March 2013, he returned to West Ham after his loan spell ended, having made 11 appearances for the club.[10]

Turgott signed an initial one-month loan deal with Colchester United on 28 November 2013.[11] Turgott made his Colchester United debut on 14 December 2013, coming on as a half time substitute in a 4–0 home defeat by Notts County.[12] He scored his first club career goal on 26 December 2013, the opener in a 4–0 home win over Stevenage.[13] Turgott returned to West Ham at the end of his loan having played four times and scoring once for Colchester.[14]

On 17 January 2014, Turgott joined Rotherham United on an initial one-month loan.[15] He made his Rotherham debut a day later in a 3–0 away win against Shrewsbury Town coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Ben Pringle.[16] This was his only appearance for Rotherham before he was recalled by West Ham in February 2014.[17]

On 27 March 2014, Turgott joined League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[18] Turgott made his Dagenham & Redbridge two days after signing for the club, making his first start for them, in a 1–0 win over Oxford United.[19] Turgott went on to make five appearance for the club.

Coventry City

Having been released from his contract by West Ham United, on 2 February 2015, Turgott signed for Coventry City on a short-term deal.[6]

Turgott made his Coventry City debut on 3 March 2015, coming on as a substitute for Adam Barton in the second half, in a 1–0 loss against Barnsley.[20] Turgott scored his only Coventry goal on 28 March in a 0–1 away win against Peterborough United following-up a shot from Sanmi Odelusi.[21] He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2014–15 season.[22]

Leyton Orient

Turgott joined League Two club Leyton Orient on a one-year contract on 19 June 2015.[23] He made his debut as a substitute on the opening day of the season, coming on for Jay Simpson in the 2–0 home win over Barnet,[24] and scored his first goal for the club in the 3–0 win over Stevenage on 18 August.[25] His opening goal for Leyton Orient was described as a "stunning goal" by their manager, Ian Hendon. Meeting a right-wing cross from Sean Clohessy, Turgott hit a first-time volley from 18 yards (16 m) past the Stevenage goalkeeper, Chris Day.[26] In May 2016, he was released from Leyton Orient when it was announced that he would not be retained when his contract expired.[27]

Bromley

On 4 August 2016, after a successful pre-season in which he had scored four goals, it was announced that Turgott had signed for hometown club Bromley.[28]

Stevenage and Boreham Wood

After attending the V9 Academy,[29] on 27 June 2017, Turgott joined League Two side Stevenage.[30] After a single appearance for the Boro, as a second-half substitute in an EFL Cup win at Millwall, he was loaned to Boreham Wood on 8 September 2017.[31] He played the full 90 minutes against former club Leyton Orient the following day.[32] On 21 December 2017, Stevenage announced that Turgott's contract had been terminated, following which he returned to Boreham Wood on a permanent deal.[33]

International career

He has represented England up to under-19 level.[34] He scored in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup against Canada and helped England to top their group.[35] He scored his first goal at under-19 level during 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification in a 3–0 win against Estonia.[36] He also scored twice in the 6–0 win against Faroe Islands,[37] helping England finish top of their qualification group which also contained Ukraine.[38]

Personal life

In April 2017, Turgott was charged with offences relating to fraud and money laundering.[39] He was subsequently cleared of a charge of converting criminal property, while a jury failed to reach a verdict on the other charge of fraud.[40]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City (loan) 2012–13[41] League Two 4020302[lower-alpha 1]0110
West Ham United 2013–14[42] Premier League 001000—10
Colchester United (loan) 2013–14[43] League One 41———41
Rotherham United (loan) 2013–14[43] League One 10———10
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2013–14[43] League Two 50———50
Coventry City 2014–15[44] League One 31———31
Leyton Orient 2015–16[45] League Two 31130101[lower-alpha 1]0361
Bromley 2016–17 National League 431211—3[lower-alpha 2]24715
Stevenage 2017–18[46] League Two 0000100010
Boreham Wood (loan) 2017–18[46] National League 9231—00123
Boreham Wood 2017–18[46] National League 40——1[lower-alpha 2]050
Maidstone United (loan) 2017–18[46] National League 31———31
Maidstone United 2017–18[46] National League 112———112
2018–19[47] National League 12800—00128
Total 231000—002310
Career total 13028102606215232
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Blair Turgott". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Blair the scholar". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Nottingham Forest Rout West Ham In FA Cup". News.sky.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Blair Turgott". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Coventry City have completed the signing of former West Ham United winger Blair Turgott on a short-term deal". www.ccfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bradford City sign West Ham midfielder Blair Turgott". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bradford 1 – 1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 30 November 2012.
  9. ↑ Simon Parker (3 December 2012). "Blair Turgott admits Bradford City loan will help him 'man up'". Telegraph & Argus.
  10. ↑ "Turgott back with Hammers" Sky Sports. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "West Ham United youngsters Blair Turgott and Pelly Ruddock have joined Colchester United and Luton Town on loan". Epping Forest Guardian. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Colchester 0–4 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Colchester 4–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Turgott up for the cup". www.whufc.com. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Blair Turgott signs for the Millers". Rotherham United FC. 17 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Shrewsbury 0–3 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Turgott leaves Millers". www.teamtalk.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "DAGGERS SIGN WINGER". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Dagenham & Redbridge 1 – 0 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Barnsley 1 – 0 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Peterborough United 0–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Blair Turgott thanks Coventry City FC fans after being released by Sky Blues". Coventry Telegraph. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Leyton Orient sign Paul McCallum and Blair Turgott". BBC Sport. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Leyton Orient 2–0 Barnet". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Leyton Orient 3–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 18 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "Turgott strike delights Hendon". www.eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "Leyton Orient: Mathieu Baudry among eight players to leave League Two club". BBC Sport. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  28. ↑ "Club capture winger Blair Turgott". Bromley Football Club. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  29. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/06/jamie-vardy-v9-academy-non-league-football
  30. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Blair Turgott signs for Stevenage". Stevenage Football Club. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  31. ↑ "Boreham Wood complete loan signing of Blair Turgott". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  32. ↑ "Boreham Wood 2–0 Leyton Orient". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  33. ↑ "Turgott leaves for Boreham Wood on permanent deal". Stevenage Football Club. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  34. ↑ "Profile". Football Association.
  35. ↑ "Canada vs England" The FA.com. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  36. ↑ "England 3–0 Estonia" The FA.com. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  37. ↑ "Faroe Islands 0–6 England" The FA.com. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  38. ↑ "Blake back in Tallinn" The FA.com. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  39. ↑ "Ex-West Ham player Blair Turgott facing fraud and money laundering charges". BT. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  40. ↑ "Footballer cleared of gambling fraud". BBC News. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Blair Turgott in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Blair Turgott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  43. 1 2 3 "Games played by Blair Turgott in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Blair Turgott in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Blair Turgott in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  46. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Blair Turgott in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  47. ↑ "Games played by Blair Turgott in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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