Phil Turnbull
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 37 |
| Date of birth | January 7,1987 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | South Shields |
| United Kingdom | |
| Height | 180 (cm) |
| Current teams | South Shields F. C. |
| Date joined | Gateshead F. C. |
| Siblings | Stephen Turnbull |
| Education | Eton College |
| Teams | Darlington F.C. |
| Picked date | Darlington F.C. |
| Gateshead F.C. | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1698304 |
Phil Turnbull Life story
Philip Turnbull is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One East club Dunston UTS. Turnbull started his career in the youth system of Hartlepool United, and after spending a period on loan with Gateshead he made his Hartlepool debut in 2006.
Dunston footballer Phil Turnbull attempts to fix failed floodlights
A footballer switched focus from The Field to the fusebox after floodlights failed during an Fa Trophy match.
The lights Cut Out during the Second Half of the first-round tie between Merseyside club Marine and Dunston UTS at Rossett Park on Saturday.
Dunston midfielder Phil Turnbull , a cable jointer for Northern Powergrid , sparked into action to get one back on, causing a Social Media storm.
Play resumed after about 50 minutes when an electrician arrived.
The Match , watched by a crowd of 1,202, finished 2-2, with Marine going on to win 5-4 on penalties.
'I'm not a superhero'Afterwards, when Turnbull checked his phone, he was shocked to see hundreds of messages.
" My Mate put the video on Whatsapp - it's absolutely blew up, " he laughed.
" People are calling me a superhero and All That But I don't see myself like that, I'm just a normal everyday guy going about my business trying to give power to The People . "
Thanks to player Philip Turnbull for attempting to fix our floodlights.
— Marine Football Club (@MarineAFC) The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.The 34-year-old, who scored in the shoot-out, were told to head Back To the Changing Rooms mid-game.
" The official took me to The Corner of The Pitch where the fans were and there was a Circuit Breaker there so I opened it up and had a switch about, " He Said .
" I managed to get one of the floodlights back on But three others wouldn't go back on - I had a bit of dialogue with The Club electrician because he couldn't make it. "
When there' s a floodlight Failure - But one of the players is an electrician! ?⚡️?
The Fa Trophy match between and was unexpectedly interrupted this Afternoon . .
These fans explain exactly What Happened ?
Turnbull, Gateshead, South Shields , York and Hartlepool, was thanked by the home club, who tweeted: " Thanks to dunstonutsfc player Philip Turnbull for attempting to fix our floodlights. "
Fans also offered herograms on BBC 5 Live's 606 phone-in show as they summed up What Happened .
" We ended up getting beat on penalties - I put mine in The Top bin But that didn't count.
" I used to be all right at football But now I'm horrendous so I stick to cable jointing, " Turnbull joked.
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