What is Don Townsend?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Don Townsend | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1930|9|17}} | birth_place = [[Swindon]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|7|29|1930|9|17}} | height = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Fullback (association football)#Full back|Left-back]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1953–1954 | clubs1 = [[Trowbridge Town F.C.|Trowbridge Town]] | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ? | years2 = 1954–1962 | clubs2 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] | caps2 = 249 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1962–1965 | clubs3 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] | caps3 = 77 | goals3 = 0 | totalcaps = 326 | totalgoals = 1 }} '''Donald Edward Townsend''' (17 September 1930 &ndash; 30 July 2020) was an English [[footballer]]. He played as a left back in [[the Football League]]. He was the father of former [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] international [[Andy Townsend]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Townsend brings Irish career to a well-timed close|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/townsend-brings-irish-career-to-a-welltimed-close-451069.html|access-date=13 November 2011|newspaper=Independent|date=7 March 2008}}</ref> His career lasted from 1953 to 1965. He played for [[Trowbridge Town F.C.|Trowbridge Town]], [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]. Townsend was born in [[Swindon]], England. He died in 30 July 2020, aged 89.<ref>[https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2020/july/don-townsend-1930-2020/ Don Townsend: 1930-2020]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Townsend, Don}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:People from Swindon]] [[Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players]] [[Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players]] {{sports-bio-stub}}