Conor Townsend

Conor Townsend
Personal information
Full name Conor Stephen Townsend[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993
Place of birth Hessle, England[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [3]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Youth career
2001–2011 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Hull City 0 (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) 6 (0)
2015 → Grimsby Town (loan) 9 (2)
2016– Scunthorpe United 20 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:03, 18 July 2016 (UTC).


Conor Stephen Townsend (born 4 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scunthorpe United. He has previously played for Hull City with loan spells for Chesterfield, Carlisle United, Dundee United and Scunthorpe United, as well as having a previous loan spell at Grimsby Town.

Career

Townsend came through the youth ranks at Hull City after joining the club at the age of eight[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He made his league debut on 5 November, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw against Bath City.[7] After making 5 appearances, his loan was extended by a further month.[8] On 29 December, the loan was extended until the end of the season.[9] At the end of the 2011–12 season Townsend was awarded the club's "Supporters Young Player of the Season" award.[10]

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

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.[16] Following this, Townsend moved on a month-long loan to Carlisle United on 2 September 2013.[17] The loan was extended for two months on 26 September 2013.[18]

Townsend moved to Dundee United on loan in July 2014.[19] He made his debut on 10 August 2014, as Dundee United beat Aberdeen 3–0 in the opening game of the 2014–15 season.[20] Following transfer deadline day moves he returned to Hull City early on 3 February 2015.[21] On 28 February 2015 Townsend joined Scunthorpe United on a month-long loan,[22] which was later extended to the end of the season.[23]

Having signed a one-year contract extension with Hull in June 2015,[24] Townsend was again loaned to Grimsby Town, joining for one month on 12 October 2015.[25] This was later extended until 1 January 2016.[26] On 6 January 2016 Townsend signed for Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.[27] Townsend scored his first goal for the club in a 6-0 win over Swindon Town on 28 March 2016.[28]

Career statistics

As of 20 June 2015
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2011–12[29] Championship 000000— 00
2012–13[30] 000000— 00
2013–14[31] Premier League 000010— 10
2014–15[32] 0000000000
Total 0000100010
Grimsby Town (loan) 2011–12[29] Conference 27140— 00311
Chesterfield (loan) 2012–13[30] League Two 201000000201
Carlisle United (loan) 2013–14[31] League One 12030— 20170
Dundee United (loan) 2014–15[32] Premiership 1701010—190
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2014–15[32] League One 600000—60
Career total 822802020942
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. ↑ "Hull City transfer talk: Stephen Quinn Reading rumour, Huddlestone 'snubs Villa'". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Grimsby Town sign Hull City's Conor Townsend on loan". BBC Sport. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Grimsby Town: Conor focused on Mariners as Hull manager saga rumbles on" This is Grimsby. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Bath City 2–2 Grimsby" BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Grimsby Town extend loan of Hull City's Conor Townsend" BBC Sport. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Hull City's Conor Townsend to stay at Grimsby Town for season" BBC Sport. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  10. ↑ http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Connor-Townsend-shooting-Hull-City-starting-spot/story-16559794-detail/story.html
  11. ↑ "Chesterfield sign Jay O'Shea and Conor Townsend" BBC Sport. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Chesterfield 1–1 Burton" BBC Sport. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Chesterfield 1–1 Morecambe" BBC Sport. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Chesterfield extend Conor Townsend loan from Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Seven released by Spireites". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "Leyton Orient 0-1 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Carlisle United sign Hull City defender Conor Townsend". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "Carlisle: Hull defender Conor Townsend extends loan stay". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Andrew Robertson completes transfer from Dundee United to Hull". STV Sport. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  20. ↑ McLeod, Liam (10 August 2014). "Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "Townsend Joins Scunthorpe On Loan". The Tigers Official Website. Hull City A.F.C. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Hull City man Conor Townsend extends Scunthorpe United loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Townsend Pens New Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Conor Townsend: Grimsby Town sign Hull City defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Conor Extends Town Stay". Grimsby Town F.C. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Conor Townsend: Scunthorpe sign Hull City full-back". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  28. ↑ "Scunthorpe 6-0 Swindon". BBC Sport. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Conor Townsend in 2011/12". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Conor Townsend in 2012/13". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Conor Townsend in 2013/14". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  32. 1 2 3 "Games played by Conor Townsend in 2014/15". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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