Tony Towner

Tony Towner
Personal information
Full name	Antony James Towner
Date of birth	2 May 1955 (age 66)
Place of birth	Brighton, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1978	Brighton & Hove Albion
1978–1980	Millwall
1980–1983	Rotherham United
1983	→ Sheffield United (loan)
1983–1984	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1984–1985	Charlton Athletic
1985–1986	Rochdale
1986–1987	Cambridge United
–	Gravesend & Northfleet
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Antony James Towner (born 2 May 1955) is an English former footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a winger.^[3]

A right winger, he spent much of the 1970s with his hometown club Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Millwall later in the decade. Towner was sold to Rotherham United along with John Seasman for a joint fee of £165,000 in 1980. £95,000 believed to be Towner's fee. He also had a brief loan spell at Sheffield United before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £100,000, where he spent a season in top-flight football. He later played for Charlton Athletic, Rochdale and Cambridge United.

Towner was a skilful, pacy right winger and great crosser of the ball who formed a great partnership with another Rotherham legend Ronnie Moore. Towner was a key figure in Rotherham's 1981 Division 3 winning side.

Jesper Olsen was rumoured to have based his winger play on Tony which led to his move to Manchester United

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tony Towner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ "Tony Towner". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

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[Hugman-1] "Tony Towner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[2] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[NB-3] "Tony Towner". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 July 2010.

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Personal information
Full name	Antony James Towner^[1]
Date of birth	(1955-05-02) 2 May 1955 (age 66)^[1]
Place of birth	Brighton,^[1] England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1978	Brighton & Hove Albion	162	(24)
1978–1980	Millwall	68	(13)
1980–1983	Rotherham United	108	(11)
1983	→ Sheffield United (loan)	10	(0)
1983–1984	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31	(2)
1984–1985	Charlton Athletic	27	(2)
1985–1986	Rochdale	5	(0)
1986–1987	Cambridge United	8	(0)
–	Gravesend & Northfleet
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only