Andrew Townsend

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[Wikipedia: Early life] Townsend was born in Maidstone, Kent, but grew up in Bexley, where he attended Upton Primary School in Bexleyheath, followed by Bexleyheath School. He is the son of former Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace footballer Don Townsend.

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[Wikipedia: Club career] He began his playing career in August 1980 with Welling United in the Athenian League, while working as an ICL computer operator for Greenwich Borough Council in south-east London. After making 105 appearances for Welling, he was signed by Weymouth in March 1984 for £13,500.

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[Wikipedia: Southampton] In January 1985, Townsend was signed by Lawrie McMenemy at First Division Southampton for £35,000 and made his professional debut at home to Aston Villa on 20 April 1985 as Southampton qualified for Europe, only to be banned in the aftermath of the Heysel Stadium disaster. Over…

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[Wikipedia: Norwich City] Townsend made his debut as a substitute against Middlesbrough on 3 September 1988, before replacing the suspended Trevor Putney for his first full appearance in a 3–1 win over Spurs on 22 October. He retained his place in the Norwich midfield and ended the season with 36 league…

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[Wikipedia: Premier League] After making a total of 138 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 12 goals but winning no trophies (they never finished higher than 11th in the league while he was there), Townsend transferred to Aston Villa in July 1993 for £2.1million. Aged 30, Townsend made his debut on 14 August…

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Andrew Townsend media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I53lGrIYhyk

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Andrew Townsend media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XujCzCaSK7M

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Andrew Townsend media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJCgaKYxQMg

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Andrew Townsend media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv4uEWCDPZk

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Andrew Townsend media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5z2v966je0

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Andrew Townsend media appearance on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpklxhe_m9I

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