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Andy Townsend (Andrew David Townsend) was born on 23 July, 1963 in Maidstone, England, is an Irish footballer. Discover Andy Townsend's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

Popular As Andrew David Townsend
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Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 July, 1963
Birthday 23 July
Birthplace Maidstone, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Andy Townsend Height, Weight & Measurements

At 60 years old, Andy Townsend height is 5ft 11in .

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His wife is Jackie Townsend

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Andy Townsend Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Andy Townsend worth at the age of 60 years old? Andy Townsend’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Andy Townsend's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1963

Andrew David Townsend (born 23 July 1963) is a former professional footballer and sports co-commentator for Premier League Productions and CBS Sports.

As a player he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Chelsea, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough.

He also played in the Football League for Southampton, Norwich City and West Bromwich Albion.

Prior to his professional career he had spent four years in Non-League with Welling United.

Despite being born in England, Townsend played in World Cups for the Republic of Ireland national team, making 70 appearances and scoring seven goals.

1980

He began his playing career in August 1980 with Welling United in the Athenian League, while working as a computer operator for Greenwich Borough Council in south-east London.

1984

After making 105 appearances for Welling, he was signed by Weymouth in March 1984 for £13,500.

1985

In January 1985, he was signed by Lawrie McMenemy at 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.

1986

Over the next season, he was in and out of the team (then managed by Chris Nicholl) but broke his leg in a pre-season friendly against his old club Weymouth in August 1986.

He fought his way back to fitness and rejoined the side the following January.

1987

In the 1987–88 he was a virtual ever-present, playing alongside Jimmy Case and Glenn Cockerill in the Southampton midfield.

He was a hard-tackling, hard-working midfielder with an eye for goal.

1988

It was a shock, therefore, when Nicholl sold him to First Division rivals Norwich City in August 1988, for a fee of £300,000.

He 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 appearances (5 as substitute) with five goals.

Under manager Dave Stringer, he was a member of the Canaries' 1988–89 side that finished fourth in the top flight and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

At the season's end, Townsend was shortlisted for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, which was won by Mark Hughes.

1989

He also made six FA Cup appearances with two goals against Port Vale in the Third Round on 7 January 1989.

His contribution to Norwich's successful season saw Townsend selected for the Republic of Ireland, making his debut against France in February 1989.

He qualified for Ireland due to his Irish family heritage.'

He played in the next year's World Cup, in Italy, where he played in all five of Ireland's matches.

They reached the quarter-finals, the country's strongest ever campaign.

The Irish drew their three group matches – against England, Egypt and the Netherlands.

1990

Norwich made a handsome profit when they let Townsend join Chelsea for £1,200,000 in July 1990.

1993

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), he transferred to Aston Villa in July 1993 for £2.1million.

1994

He finally won some silverware when Villa won the 1994 League Cup, beating Manchester United 3–1.

1996

He captained Villa when they reclaimed the trophy in 1996 with a 3–0 victory over Leeds United.

1997

In August 1997, just after the start of the 1997–98 season, he transferred to Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough for £500,000 having made 134 league appearances for the Villans, scoring eight league goals.

He made 37 appearances in his first season on Teesside, scoring twice as Boro' won promotion to the Premier League.

1998

In the 1998–99 season, he formed a useful partnership with Paul Gascoigne as Middlesbrough finished comfortably in mid-table in their first season back in the Premier League.

1999

In the following season, he found it harder to get into the first team and on 17 September 1999 he moved down a division to West Bromwich Albion for £50,000.

Townsend's high wage demands prevented a move back to Norwich or a loan spell with non-league Boston United.

2000

In his one season at West Bromwich Albion he only made 17 league appearances before a recurrent knee injury forced his retirement in July 2000, after a season in which Albion narrowly avoided relegation to Division Two.

""I was very flattered by Albion's offer.

I thought long and hard about it but I just felt that if I am going to go down the road of management I am going to have to do things my own way.""

- Townsend rejects Albion manager Gary Megson's offer of a coaching role at the club.

2015

Following retirement, Townsend moved into sports commentary and was ITV Sport's co-commentator for all of their major coverage of games until 2015.

He has also commentated for BT Sport, Talksport and BBC Radio 5 Live.

Townsend was born in Maidstone, Kent, but grew up in Bexley, where he attended Upton Primary School in Bexleyheath, followed by Bexleyheath School.

2016

On 21 April 2016, Townsend joined Bolton Wanderers as a consultant.