Jimmy Townley

Jimmy Townley

Personal information
Full name	James Chadwick Townley
Date of birth	(1902-05-02)2 May 1902
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Date of death	1983
Position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Victoria Hamburg	?	(?)
	FC St Gallen	?	(?)
1924	Chelsea (trial)	0	(0)
1927	Tottenham Hotspur	3	(2)
1928	Brighton & Hove Albion	9	(0)
1929–1930	Clapton Orient	19	(2)
Managerial career
1945–1949	FC St Gallen
1949–1950	FC Thun
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Chadwick Townley (2 May 1902 – 1983) was an English professional footballer who played Victoria Hamburg, FC St Gallen, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion and Clapton Orient.

Football career

Townley played for the German team Victoria Hamburg which was then coached by his father, William Townley, before both of them joined Swiss club FC St Gallen in 1923. In 1924 Townley had an unsuccessful trial with Chelsea. The outside left signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1927 where he participated in three matches and found the back of the net twice. He left White Hart Lane to play for Brighton & Hove Albion and to feature in a further nine matches. In 1929 he joined Clapton Orient where he made 19 appearances and scored two goals. He left Clapton Orient in 1930 to resume his career in Switzerland.