Jimmy Townley
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Chadwick Townley | ||
Date of birth | 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 'Jimmy' 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.[1]
Football career
Townley played for the German team Victoria Hamburg before joining Swiss club FC St Gallen. 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.[2] 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.
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. soccerdata. p. 264. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
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(help) - ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 3 December 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite