Don Townsend
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 2020 (aged 89) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1954 | Trowbridge Town | ||
| 1954–1962 | Charlton Athletic | 249 | (1) |
| 1962–1965 | Crystal Palace | 77 | (0) |
| Total | 326 | (1) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Donald Edward Townsend (17 September 1930 – 29 July 2020)[1] was an English footballer who played as a left back in the Football League. He was the father of former Ireland international Andy Townsend.[2]
Townsend died on 29 July 2020, at the age of 89.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Don Townsend". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Townsend brings Irish career to a well-timed close". Independent. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "Don Townsend: 1930–2020". Crystal Palace F.C. 29 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- Don Townsend at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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