about the tigers   about tiger roar   appearances   fixtures & results   league table   match reports   match summaries   adie harris   andy varnham   chris holland   chris thompson   daryl addis   dave wilkinson   eddie rimmer   jamie reid   jeff eckhardt   jody bevan   jon miller   justin pritchard   lee randall   luke corbett   lyndon tompkins   mark mckeever   mark preece   matt bath   michael noakes   neil mustoe   sam avery   stuart jones   tom webb   tim harris   chris smith   player archive   tigerimages   2004/05   2003/04   2002/03   archive   teams   ladies   misc   about the ladies   fixtures   player profiles   archive   links   programmes   fanzines   city history   cof awards   county cup   davenport's diary   directions & maps   downloads   fa cup   fa trophy   ground guide   joe & clifty   league cup   league history   meet the fans   memory lane   penalty comp   rivals   season in photos   sound bites   statistics   tr archive   video clips   citizen sport   sl website   slp links   t-ender   city open forum   sl forums   sign guestbook   view guestbook   contact  Chris Townsend - Legendary Striker   Welshman Chris was the darling of the T-End after he scored thirty odd goals for the Tigers following a move from Cheltenham Town in November 1988. However, those fans who hoped that he'd remain at City should've looked at the number of clubs he'd played for in such a short space of time and not been surprised that he'd left Meadow Park in a big money move to Dorchester Town. Sadly for Chris the travelling distance from his Newport home had an adverse effect on his displays for the Magpies and within a matter of months he was on the move again, this time to Bath City. Again he struggled to make an impact and all of his goals for the Romans came in one game. He was loaned out to Stroud and found his touch again by scoring nine times for the Nailsworth team before being free transferred back to Meadow Park in a move that saw Bath boss Tony Ricketts see red after paying £12,000 for him less than a year earlier. They always say that players shouldn't go back to the club where they'd made their name and this was true in the case of Towner, especially at a time where Steve Millard was unable to keep the same starting eleven from one week to the next. Even though Chris got a fair number of goals his form was suffering and when the chance to join Chesham United presented itself he took it with both hands. If you're smart and you've pressed CTRL + A you'll be able to see what has been written here. It's not important, honestly. It bears no relation to this player and all it does is make the picture on the right (yes, that one) stay on the right and not encroach into the middle. Satisfied? Good. Previous Clubs: Southampton, Cardiff City, Newport County, Forest Green Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Gloucester City, Dorchester Town, Bath City, Stroud (loan) Appearances & Goals: (upto & including 30/04/05) Season Apps Subs Goals 1989/90   -  -  - 1991/92  18  3  9 Total   -   -  - not all of Chris's statistics are available Image Gallery: (click to view full size pics) Page last updated : 26th June 2005 Tiger Roar is an unofficial, independant production. It has nothing to do with Gloucester City AFC 1980 Ltd, Gloucester City Ladies FC or the Gloucester City Supporters Trust. All comments expressed on here (unless stated) are those of the author and not those of the football club. All content on this site is copyright of the site owner and must not be reproduced without prior permission (unless waived by the author). Please do not use or remotely link to any of the images or videos on this site. Images used without permission will be subject to a £50.00 charge. I would like to express thanks to everyone who has helped make this website possible through donations, images, video clips and information. If you feel I have used your own copyrighted material and would like it removed, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss it's removal. Above all, enjoy the website and please come back for more!