Nicholas Peter Townsend was born on 1 November 1994 and is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Newport County.
19 Facts About Nick Townsend
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Nick Townsend began his career with Birmingham City, but never appeared for their first team.
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Nick Townsend spent time on loan with Conference North club Oxford City and Lincoln City of the Conference Premier before joining Championship club Barnsley, initially on loan, in 2015.
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Nick Townsend was born in Solihull, West Midlands, where he attended Alderbrook Secondary School.
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Nick Townsend joined Birmingham City's youth academy as an under-nine, and took up a scholarship in July 2011.
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Nick Townsend was given a squad number in January 2013 after previous third-choice goalkeeper David Lucas left the club, and, with the sale of first-choice goalkeeper Jack Butland pending, he was an unused substitute as Colin Doyle started the FA Cup third round defeat against Leeds United.
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Butland signed for Stoke City, but was loaned back until the end of the season, so Nick Townsend returned to third choice.
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Nick Townsend spent a spell on loan at Oxford City, for whom he went straight into the starting eleven and played nine Conference North matches and two in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup.
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Nick Townsend signed a season-long loan with that club ahead of their last pre-season fixture and according to manager Gary Simpson was being brought in as first choice.
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Nick Townsend did indeed go straight into the starting eleven, and kept his place for the first 17 Conference matches of the season.
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However, Birmingham had sacked manager Lee Clark just before Lincoln's first FA Cup tie of the season fell due, and were not prepared to let Nick Townsend become cup-tied before a new manager was appointed.
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Lincoln had to recall Farman from loan at Boston United to play in the Cup, and when the Conference programme resumed, Nick Townsend found himself on the bench.
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Nick Townsend played regularly for the development squad, and captained the team that won the Birmingham Senior Cup.
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Nick Townsend was on the bench for Barnsley's opening league match of the season, but made his debut three days later in the League Cup visit to Scunthorpe United.
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In need of first-team football, Nick Townsend joined National League club Solihull Moors in October 2017 on an initial one-month loan.
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Nick Townsend made five appearances before returning to his parent club.
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In February 2018, Davies was dropped after a run of 123 starts and Nick Townsend played eight Championship matches before Davies resumed his place.
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On 4 August 2018, Nick Townsend joined League Two side Newport County, signing a two-year contract.
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In June 2023 Nick Townsend signed a contract extension for a further two years.