Leon Townley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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.
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]
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