James Chadwick Townley (2 May 1902 – 1983) was an English professional

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who played

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, Chelsea,

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and

Clapton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

Career

Townley played for the German team

which was then coached by his father,

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, before both of them joined Swiss club

in 1923. In 1924 Townley had an unsuccessful trial with Chelsea. The

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then signed for

in 1927 where he participated in three matches and found the back of the net twice. Scoring on his ''Lilywhites'' debut in a 3–1 defeat to Everton at

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in October 1927 in the old

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. He left

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to play for

and to feature in a further nine matches. In 1929 he joined

where he made 19 appearances and scored two goals. He left Clapton Orient in 1930 to resume his career in Switzerland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Townley, Jimmy 1902 births 1983 deaths Footballers from Blackburn English men's footballers Men's association football outside forwards English Football League players FC St. Gallen players Chelsea F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players English football managers FC St. Gallen managers FC Thun managers 20th-century English sportsmen