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Bill
Townley |
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 appearances, probably 2 goals
P 2 W 2 D
0 L 0 F 13: A 2
100% successful
1888-91
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
William Townley |
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Born |
14 February 1866 at 64 Lark Hill Terrace,
Blackburn, Lancashire [registered in
Blackburn, March 1866]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1871
census, William is the second of three children to Daniel and Elizabeth.
Living at 64 Lark Hill [Terrace] in Blackburn. His father is a mechanic. |
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According to the 1881
census, Wm. now has four more younger siblings and as a consequence, the
family now live at 66 Lark Hill Terrace [is 66 a transcriber's error?].
His father is an iron turner. |
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According to the 1891
census, William is the eldest of the seven children at home, there has
been another since the last census. Along with their parents they live
[back] at 64 Lark Hill Terrace. Willima is a mechanic, whilst his father
is a mechanic in the iron trade. |
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According to the 1901
census, William, now a school teacher, is married to Fanny, a dressmaker,
they now live at 62 Lark Hill [Terrace]. They have two children, Mary and
Elsie. They live next door to his family, who are at number 64. |
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Not on the 1911
census as he is now in Europe. |
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Married |
to Fanny
Chadwick
[registered in Blackburn, September 1894]. |
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Died |
30 May 1950, aged
84 years 105 days
[registered in Fylde, June 1950]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 10st.
12lbs [1891]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played junior football in
Blackburn and was soon playing for Blackburn Swifts FC, then Blackburn
Olympic FC and then Blackburn Rovers FC. He was playing for Stockton FC
from July 1892, returning to Lancashire with Darwen FC in July 1894.
Manchester City FC signed him in September 1896 until his retirement a
year later. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
winners 1889-90, 1890-91; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
His
son is John Townley, Tottenham Hotspur FC,
Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Clapton Orient FC. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of five who became the 152nd
player (156) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 35, 23 February 1889,
England 4 Wales 1, a British Championship match at
Victoria Ground, Boothen, Stoke-upon-Trent, aged
23 years
9 days. |
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Last match |
No. 38, 15 March 1890, Ireland 1 England 9, a
British Championship match at Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Ground,
Belfast, aged 24 years 29 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1888-89, 1889-90; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship shared 1889-90; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Worked as a school teacher from 1890
until he began coaching throughout Europe from 1909 to 1934, primarily in
Germany, but also in Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland during the
twenties. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.249. |
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Bill Townley - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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5 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0-3 |
0-60
min |
0-3 |
none |
none |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Bill Townley
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All
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British Championship |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
0 |
6.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Bill Townley
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1889-90 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1890-91 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
0 |
6.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
0 |
6.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
0 |
6.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Bill Townley
- Match History |
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Club: Blackburn
Rovers F.C. - 2 full caps |
Coach: F.A. International
Select Committee - 2
full capsx
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Age 21 |
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32 |
4 February 1888 - Wales 1 England 5, Alexandra Recreation Ground, Crewe
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BC |
AW |
reserve |
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Age 23 |
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1 |
35 |
23 February 1889 - England 4 Wales 1,
Victoria Ground, Stoke-upon-Trent |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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Age 24 |
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2 |
38 |
15 March 1890 - Ireland 1 England 9,
Ulster
Cricket Ground, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start
 |
ol |
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It is generally accepted that Townley scored twice.... its possible
however, that he did not score any, or one, or two or
three. |
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- |
40 |
5 April 1890 - Scotland 1 England 1,
Hampden Park,
Crosshill, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
reserve |
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Age 25 |
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- |
43 |
4 April 1891 -
England 2
Scotland 1, Ewood Park,
Blackburn |
BC |
HW |
reserve |
Notes
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