Ernest Turner (1898 – 7 December 1951) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for Merthyr Town and Southampton in the 1920s.
In his first season, he played at centre forward for the Football League Third Division South club and was their top scorer with twelve goals from forty appearances.
Herbert Lewis "Bert" Turner, to whom he was not related, played alongside him at inside left, scoring five.
[1] After three seasons with Merthyr, Turner moved to southern England in May 1925 to join Southampton in the Second Division.
[1] His younger brother, Herbert Gwyn "Bert" Turner, was a Welsh international, who had a long career with Charlton Athletic and scored for both sides in the 1946 FA Cup Final against Derby County.