Donald Edward Townsend (17 September 1930 – 29 July 2020) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a left back in

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. He was the father of former

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international

Andy Townsend 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 V ...

. Townsend died on 29 July 2020, at the age of 89.

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* 1930 births 2020 deaths English footballers Footballers from Swindon Men's association football defenders Charlton Athletic F.C. players Trowbridge Town F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1930s-stub