Conor Townsend

Conor Townsend
Personal information
Full nameConor Stephen Townsend[1]
Date of birth4 March 1993
Place of birthHessle, England[2]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [3]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Scunthorpe United
(on loan from Hull City)
Number17
Youth career
–2011Hull City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Hull City0(0)
2011–2012→ Grimsby Town (loan)27(1)
2012–2013→ Chesterfield (loan)20(1)
2013→ Carlisle United (loan)11(0)
2014→ Carlisle United (loan)1(0)
2014–2015→ Dundee United (loan)17(0)
2015→ Scunthorpe United (loan)1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:55, 28 February 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Conor Stephen Townsend (born 4 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scunthorpe United on loan from Premier League club Hull City. He has previously played on loan for Grimsby Town, Chesterfield, Carlisle United and Dundee United.

Career

Townsend came through the youth ranks at Hull City and was promoted to the club's first team during the 2011–12 season. He joined Grimsby Town on loan on 25 October 2011, initially for one month.[4] He made his debut on 29 October, playing in a 5–0 win against Ashington in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, and was named man-of-the-match.[5] He made his league debut on 5 November, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw against Bath City.[6] After making 5 appearances, his loan was extended by a further month.[7] On 29 December, the loan was extended until the end of the season.[8] At the end of the 2011–12 season Townsend was awarded the club's "Supporters Young Player of the Season" award.[9]

On 20 November 2012, he joined Chesterfield on a month-long loan.[10] He made his debut on 15 December, replacing Jay O'Shea after 85 minutes of a 1–1 draw at home to Burton Albion.[11] On 29 December, he scored his first goal for Chesterfield and was then sent off later in the game, during a 1–1 draw against Morecambe.[12] The loan was eventually extended to the end of the season.[13] On 29 April, his loan deal ended and he returned to Hull City.[14]

Townsend's breakthrough of sorts, at the start of the 2013/2014 season, occurred when he made his Hull City debut on 27 August 2013, coming on as 55th minute substitute in a League Cup game against Leyton Orient.[15] Following this, Townsend moved on a month-long loan to Carlisle United on 2 September 2013.[16] The loan was extended for two months on 26 September 2013.[17]

Townsend moved to Dundee United on loan in July 2014.[18] He made his debut on 10 August 2014, as Dundee United beat Aberdeen 3–0 in the opening game of the 2014–15 season.[19] Following transfer deadline day moves he returned to Hull City early on 3 February 2015.[20]

On 28 February 2015 Townsend joined Scunthorpe United on a month-long loan,[21] which was later extended to the end of the season.[22]

Honours

Grimsby Town

Career statistics

As of 26 January 2015
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2011–12[23] Championship 000000— 00
2012–13[24] 000000— 00
2013–14[25] Premier League 000010— 10
2014–15[26] 0000000000
Total 0000100010
Grimsby Town (loan) 2011–12[23] Conference 27140— 00311
Chesterfield (loan) 2012–13[24] League Two 201000000201
Carlisle United (loan) 2013–14[25] League One 12030— 20170
Dundee United (loan) 2014–15[26] Premiership 1701010—190
Career total 762802020882
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutions) and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 16. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Conor Townsend" Sky Sports.com. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile Conor Townsend". Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Grimsby Town sign Hull City's Conor Townsend on loan" BBC Sport. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Grimsby Town: Conor focused on Mariners as Hull manager saga rumbles on" This is Grimsby. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bath City 2–2 Grimsby" BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Grimsby Town extend loan of Hull City's Conor Townsend" BBC Sport. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Hull City's Conor Townsend to stay at Grimsby Town for season" BBC Sport. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  9. ↑ http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Connor-Townsend-shooting-Hull-City-starting-spot/story-16559794-detail/story.html
  10. ↑ "Chesterfield sign Jay O'Shea and Conor Townsend" BBC Sport. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Chesterfield 1–1 Burton" BBC Sport. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Chesterfield 1–1 Morecambe" BBC Sport. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "Chesterfield extend Conor Townsend loan from Hull City". BBC Sport (BBC). 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Seven released by Spireites". skysports.com (Sky Sports). 29 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Leyton Orient 0-1 Hull". BBC Sport (BBC). 27 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Carlisle United sign Hull City defender Conor Townsend". BBC Sport (BBC). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Carlisle: Hull defender Conor Townsend extends loan stay". BBC Sport (BBC). 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "Andrew Robertson completes transfer from Dundee United to Hull". STV Sport. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  19. ↑ McLeod, Liam (10 August 2014). "Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "It's a Dun deal as Celtic complete deadline day swoop for United duo Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven". Daily Record. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Townsend Joins Scunthorpe On Loan". The Tigers Official Website (Hull City A.F.C.). 28 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Hull City man Conor Townsend extends Scunthorpe United loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Games played by Conor Townsend in 2011/12". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Games played by Conor Townsend in 2012/13". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Games played by Conor Townsend in 2013/14". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Games played by Conor Townsend in 2014/15". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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