John Townrow
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Ernest Townrow | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1901 | ||
Place of birth | West Ham, London, England | ||
Date of death | 11 April 1969 | (aged 68)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
Youth career | |||
Fairbairn House | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1918–1927 | Clapton Orient | 253 | (5) |
1927–1932 | Chelsea | 130 | (3) |
1932–1933 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
1925–1926 | England | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Harrogate Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Ernest Townrow (28 March 1901 – 11 April 1969)
Townrow was born in West Ham, now part of London, and attended Pelly Memorial School in the borough.[3] He won two caps for England's schoolboy team,[4] one of which came against Wales in 1915.[3]
He began his professional football career at the end of the
He joined Second Division rivals Chelsea in 1927, and went on to play 140 games for the club in all competitions and contribute to their promotion to the First Division in the 1929–30 season.[7][8] His playing career finished with one season at Bristol Rovers in the Third Division South, where he played alongside his younger brother Frank.[4][9]
Townrow was manager of
Honours
Chelsea
- Football League Second Division runners-up: 1929–30
References
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Clapton Orient". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "England players: John Townrow". englandfootballonline. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Institute of Education, University of London. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "England Player Profile John Townrow". englandfc.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Orient Internationals". Leyton Orient F.C. 6 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Player Database". Chelsea. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Chelsea". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Match Report". Swindon-Town-FC. Retrieved 13 January 2009. [dead link]
- Harrogate Town F.C.Retrieved 13 January 2009.