He was then being brought to 3rd Division North side Doncaster, by manager David Menzies, midway through the 1933–34 season.
[4] In 1935–36, the newly promoted club finished in 18th place out of 22 in the 2nd Division, but Turner still scored 10 times including a cup goal, ending up as 3rd top scorer behind Reg Baines and Dizzie Burton.
Following Rovers finishing bottom of the league and being relegated, manager Fred Emery decided to have a clear out resulting in Turner moving to Cardiff City.
[3] Turner scored 20 times playing on the left wing in the 1937–38 season at Cardiff in the 3rd Division South.
[7] After only one season with Cardiff, Turner moved to fellow 3rd Division South side Bristol Rovers where he played until the outbreak of the war.