James Clabby Townsend (2 February 1945 – 19 October 2020) was a Scottish professional

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 for

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

, Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, and Morton. He made four appearances for the

Scotland national team The Scotland national football team gd, Sgioba Ball-coise Nàiseanta na h-Alba sco, Scotland National Fitbaa Team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the thr ...

during a 1967 overseas tour that the

Scottish Football Association The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and the Scottish FA; sco, Scots Fitba Association; Scottish Gaelic: ''Comann Ball-coise na h-Alba'') is the Sport governing body, governing body of association football, football in Scot ...

decided in October 2021 to reclassify as full internationals. In 1976, he played in the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ...

with London City and

Toronto Italia The National Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. Teams were primarily based in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The league was renamed to Canadian National Soccer League in 1993 following the folding ...

. In 1977, he served as the head coach for Windsor Stars in the

. In early 1978, the Windsor Stars dismissed him from his post. Townsend died on 19 October 2020, at the age of 75.

References

1945 births 2020 deaths Association football midfielders Scottish footballers St Johnstone F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players London City players Toronto Italia players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in Canada Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Footballers from Greenock Canadian National Soccer League coaches Canadian National Soccer League players Scotland international footballers {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub