Chris Townsley

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Chris Townsley
Personal information
Full name Christopher James Townsley
Date of birth (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Hearts
Ross County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 Ross County 0 (0)
2004–2005Alloa (loan) 42 (3)
2006–2010 Alloa 122 (5)
2010–2011 Spartans
2011–2013 Berwick Rangers 58 (0)
2013–2016 East Stirlingshire 84 (6)
2016–2017 Spartans
2017–2022 Broxburn Athletic
Managerial career
2020–2022 Broxburn Athletic (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Townsley (born 4 March 1985) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is now an SFA referee.

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Club career

Townsley began his career in the youth academy of Hearts before signing his first professional contract with Ross County in 2004. He joined Alloa on loan for the 2004–2005 season before signing for the Wasps permanently in 2006. [1]

After 164 league appearances for the Wasps, he departed the club to sign for Spartans in 2010. After just a season at the club, he was on the move again and signed for Berwick Rangers in 2011. Townsley made 58 league appearances over two seasons for the Borderers. [2]

Following his departure from Shielfield Park, the defender signed for East Stirlingshire in 2013 where he made 84 league appearances, scoring 6 goals. [3]

Townsley returned to Spartans for the 2016–2017 season, but was soon the move again. In 2017, he signed for Broxburn Athletic, before becoming player-manager in 2020. [4]

He resigned from the position and left the club in December 2022 following a 5–1 defeat to Linlithgow Rose. [5]

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References

  1. "Alloa Athletic v Dundee". Alloa Athletic FC. 27 July 2008.
  2. "Chris Townsley moves to Berwick Rangers". Spartans FC. 10 June 2011.
  3. "Scottish League 2 round-up: East Stirling open up lead at the top as they see off Berwick thanks to solitary strike". Daily Record. 29 September 2013.
  4. "Broxburn Athletic move swiftly to appoint new manager after Brian McNaughton stands down". Edinburgh Evenings News. 13 May 2020.
  5. "Broxburn Athletic boss steps down following convincing derby defeat to Linlithgow Rose". Daily Record. 31 December 2022.