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Andrew David Townsend (born July 23, 1963, Maidstone) is a former professional footballer who played in two World Cups for the Republic of Ireland and is now a television pundit. is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, halfway (30 miles) between the City of London and the English Channel. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Playing career

Early days

He began his playing career in August 1980 with Welling United in the Athenian League whilst working as a computer operator for Greenwich Borough Council. After making 105 appearances for Welling, he was signed by Weymouth in March 1984 for £13500. Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley and playing in the Football Conference South Division for semi-professional teams. ... The Athenian League was an English amateur football league in and around London. ... Weymouth F.C., also known as The Terras, are a Dorset-based English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who play in the Conference National. ...

Southampton

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. Lawrie McMenemy MBE (b. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Aston Villa Football Club (also known as The Villa and The Villans)[3] is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Over the next season, he was in and out of the team (then managed by Chris Nicholl) but in a pre-season friendly against his old club Weymouth in August 1986 he broke his leg. He fought his way back to fitness and rejoined the side in January 1987. Chris Nicholl (born 1946) was a Southampton player during the 1970s. ...

In the 1987-88 season he was a virtual ever-present playing alongside Jimmy Case and Glenn Cockerill in Southampton's midfield. He was a hard-tackling, hard-working Midfielder with an eye for goal. It was a shock, therefore, when Chris Nicholl sold him to Division 1 rivals Norwich City in August 1988 for £300,000. // First Division Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable nine-point margin and just two defeats all season. ... James Robert Case (born Liverpool, 18 May 1954) was a football player who shot to fame with the all-conquering Liverpool side of the 1970s and became known as a player with one of the hardest shots in the game. ... Glenn Cockerill (born 25 August 1959) is Woking F.C.s manager. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ...

Although he made a total of 101 appearances (with 5 goals) in his 3 seasons at Southampton, Saints never saw the best of him as he moved on to play for several other top-flight clubs and for the Republic of Ireland.

Norwich City

Under manager Dave Stringer, he was a member of the Canaries' 1988-89 side which came close to winning the double, finishing 4th in Division 1 after heading the table for long periods and reaching the semi-final of the FA Cup. Dave Stringer is a former player and manager of Norwich City football club. ... // First Division Arsenal won the league title on goal difference with the last kick of the season, as they beat Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield to claim the championship trophy and deny Kenny Dalglishs men a unique second double. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

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 5 goals. He also made 6 FA Cup appearances with 2 goals against Port Vale in the Third Round on 7 January 1989. At the end of that 1988-89 season, Townsend was shortlisted for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, which was won by Mark Hughes. is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Trevor Anthony Putney (born 9 April 1960, Harold Hill) was a professional footballer. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Port Vale are an English association football club who currently play in Football League One. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... At the end of every English football season the members of the PFA, the players union, vote on which of its members has played the best football in the previous year. ... Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh football player and currently a manager at Blackburn Rovers. ...

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

Norwich made a handsome profit when they let Andy join Chelsea for £1,200,000 in July 1990 just a month after a successful World Cup in Italy where he played in all 5 of Ireland's matches. In 2002, Norwich supporters voted Townsend into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame. Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Qualifying countries The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame was created in 2003. ...

Chelsea

After making a total of 138 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 12 goals but winning no trophies, he transferred to Aston Villa in July 1993 for the sum of £2,100,000. Aston Villa Football Club (also known as The Villa and The Villans)[3] is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, who currently play in the Premier League. ...

Aston Villa

He finally won some silverware when Villa won the Coca-Cola Cup final against Manchester United in 1994. He captained Villa when they reclaimed the trophy in 1996 with a 3-0 victory over Leeds United. The 1994 Football League Cup Final took place on March 27, 1994 at the old Wembley Stadium. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... The 1996 Football League Cup Final took place on 24 March 1996 at Wembley Stadium. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ...

He was captain of the Republic of Ireland squad for the 1994 World Cup. Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ...

In August 1997, he transferred to Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough for £500,000 having made 134 league appearances for the Villains, scoring 8 league goals. Bryan Robson OBE (born January 11, 1957) is a former England, West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester United footballer who also captained his country. ... Middlesbrough Football Club are an English football club, commonly known as Boro, that play in the Premier League. ...

Middlesbrough

He made 37 appearances in his first season on Teesside scoring twice as Boro won promotion to the Premiership. In the 1998-99 season, he formed a useful partnership with Paul Gascoigne as Middlesbrough finished comfortably in mid-table in their first Premiership season. The 1998-1999 season was the 119th season of competitive football in England. ... Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Gateshead, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. ...

In the following season, he found it harder to get in to the first team and in September 1999 he moved on to West Bromwich Albion for £50,000. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ...

West Bromwich

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.

Honours

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Charitable activities

Football pundit

He was part of "ITV Sport's World Cup Squad" (2006), offering his insight into various 2006 World Cup games, during half-time analyses. Never short of an opinion, he frequently interrupts other guests with a preceding "Yep" or "yes", then explains his own views.

He suffered much abuse when ITV acquired the rights to the premiership highlights and he did a slot called the Tactics Truck. It lasted all of about three weeks.

He can currently be seen as part of ITV Sport's live coverage, and reviewing the Football League Championship highlights programme. He also hosts talkSPORT's Weekend Sports Breakfast programme, alongside Mike Parry. Currently he co-hosts the station's drivetime show on Fridays, also alongside Mike Parry. He also hosts ITV1's regional progamme Soccer Night alongside Peter Beagrie. ITV Sport is a sport producer and brand name owned by ITV plc. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... talkSPORT is the only dedicated national commercial sports and talk radio station, based in London, broadcasting to the United Kingdom providing sports talk, live commentaries, phone-in discussion and talk shows. ... Mike The Porkmeister Parry is co-host of the Weekend Sports Breakfast with Andy Townsend on talkSPORT. Mike went to the The Kings School, Chester, and then Nottingham Trent University. ... Mike The Porkmeister Parry is co-host of the Weekend Sports Breakfast with Andy Townsend on talkSPORT. Mike went to the The Kings School, Chester, and then Nottingham Trent University. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Peter Sidney Beagrie (born 28 November 1965 in Middlesbrough, England) is Middlesbroughs answer to Judas and is one of a small breed of traditional English left-wingers. Dribbling and crossing were Peters main attributes and he could shake off a defender with a drop of a shoulder. ...

Townsend was vocal in his opposition to the development of the new Wembley Stadium stressing that the national stadium should be built in the Midlands, where he lives. Although he officially hosts the Drivetime with Mike Parry, he is frequently deputised by Rhodri Williams. Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rhodri Williams, born Rhodri Ogwen Williams, is a Welsh sports journalist from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ...

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