After growing up in Richmond, Turnbull commenced his senior football career with St Kilda in 1914, making eight appearances in his first season.

[3] In 1918, Turnbull returned to senior football, playing the first eight rounds before being excluded from the team by the St Kilda committee “in the best interests of the team, owing to his play”.

In his first game against his old club he was reported for striking Bill Woodcock and suspended for four matches,[5] but returned to the team, kicking the winning goal in the Grand Final as Richmond won their second VFL premiership.

[6] After football Turnbull became a successful horse trainer, later moving to Sydney.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1894 is a stub.