Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leon Townley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1976 | ||
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.
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]
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]
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]
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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 |
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leon Townley [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1976 | ||
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.
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]
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]
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]
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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 |