Leon Townley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leon Townley[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1976-02-16) 16 February 1976 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | Loughton, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Brentford | 16 | (2) |
1999 | → Slough Town (loan) | 7 | (2) |
1999–2001 | Slough Town | 58 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Aldershot Town | 43 | (1) |
2002 | St Albans City | 16 | (0) |
2002 | → Windsor & Eton (loan) | ||
2002–2004 | Windsor & Eton | ||
2004–2005 | Boreham Wood | 4 | (1) |
2005 | Hitchin Town | 6 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2009 | Debden Sports (reserves) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leon Townley (born 16 February 1976) is an English retired semi-professional footballer, best remembered for his spell as a defender with Brentford in the Football League between 1997 and 1999. After his release, he dropped into non-League football and retired from senior football in 2005.
Career
Tottenham Hotspur
Townley began his career as a trainee at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 1992 and signed a professional contract at the age of 18 in 1994.[3] Townley received his maiden call into the first team for Spurs' 1995 Intertoto Cup campaign,[4] though he failed to make an appearance and was an unused substitute during an infamous 8–0 defeat to 1. FC Köln in July 1995.[5] Townley left White Hart Lane in 1997, after failing to break into the first team.[6]
Brentford
On 18 September 1997, Townley joined Second Division club Brentford on a three-year contract for a £25,000 fee, rising to £55,000 on appearances.[7] He made his debut the following day with a starting appearance in a 1–1 home league draw with Wycombe Wanderers.[8] He scored his first Brentford goals in a 3–1 win over Blackpool on 13 December 1997, scoring his first after two Blackpool players were sent off on the hour mark and scoring again in the 78th minute.[8] He fell out of favour with new manager Micky Adams in January 1998 and finished the 1997–98 season with 19 appearances and three goals.[8]
After Brentford's relegation to the Third Division in May 1998,[9] incoming manager Ron Noades elected to transfer-list Townley during the 1998 off-season.[10] He failed to make a single appearance during the Bees' 1998–99 Third Division championship-winning season and instead played for the reserve team.[2][10] Townley left the club in September 1999, when his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[10]
Non-League football
Townley joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Slough Town on a one-month loan on 23 August 1999 and the move was made permanent in September 1999.[7][11] A virtual ever-present, Townley made a total of 48 appearances in all competitions during the 1999–00 season and scored four goals.[11] He made 33 appearances during the 2000–01 season and left the club after its relegation to the Isthmian League First Division in May 2001.[11][12] Townley made a total of 81 appearances during his time at Arbour Park and scored four goals.[11]
Between 2001 and 2009, Townley played in the Isthmian, Southern and Hertfordshire Senior County Leagues for Aldershot Town, St Albans City, Windsor & Eton, Boreham Wood, Hitchin Town and Debden Sports.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1995–96[5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Brentford | 1997–98[8] | Second Division | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 19 | 3 | |
Slough Town | 1999–00[11] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10[b] | 2 | 48 | 4 | ||
2000–01[11] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
Total | 65 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 81 | 4 | ||||
Aldershot Town | 2001–02[27] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
St Albans City | 2002–03[28] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
Boreham Wood | 2004–05[29] | Southern League First Division East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2005–06[22] | Southern League First Division East | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Hitchin Town | 2005–06[30] | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Career total | 134 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 159 | 11 |
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ^ 4 appearances and 1 goal in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 4 appearances and 1 goal in Isthmian League Full Members Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Full Members Cup
- ^ 1 appearance and 1 goal in Herts Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
References
- ^ "Leon Townley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Brentford Squad". Archived from the original on 26 May 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "leon townley – fact file". archive.mehstg.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Tottenham's ill-Fated Venture Into The 1995–96 Intertoto Cup". Hotspur HQ – A Tottenham Hotspur Fan Site – News, Blogs, Opinion, and More. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Inside the Intertoto Cup". theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Leon Townley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b Leon Townley at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Leon Townley in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 421. ISBN 9781906796723.
- ^ a b c d e f "Leon Townley". SloughTownFC.net – The Official Website of Slough Town FC. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Slough Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Leon Townley: 2001/2002 Biography & Statistics". Aldershot Town Football Club. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Forward thinking". Watford Observer. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Close Season Signings (Eleven)". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Leon Townley". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Double Dose Of Good News For Saints". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Football: Vauxhall Trophy hopes dashed". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Leon Townley (Windsor & Eton)". Manchester United FC – United Mad. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Berkhamsted T'n 1–2 B.W.F.C." webteams.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "October News Archive". southern-football-league.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Player Details: Season 2005–2006 Leon Townley". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Goal Scorers 2007–08". debdensportsclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Goal Scorers 2008–09". debdensportsclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "A Team Report – Wednesday 29-04-2009". debdensportsclub.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Leon Townley". fishpondersfactsandstats.info. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2001–2002 Leon Townley". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Season 2002–03 appearances". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2004–2005 Leon Townley". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Fixtures 2000–2009". fishpondersfactsandstats.info. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
External links
- Leon Townley at Soccerbase