Gary Towse
Gary Thomas Towse (born 14 May 1952) is an English retired professional football goalkeeper and Utility player who played in the Football League for Brentford.[2][3][4] He has had a long association with football in Folkestone after becoming a ballboy for his father's club Folkestone in 1958.[5] He later played for the club as a goalkeeper and as an outfield player.[6] He also served successor club Folkestone Invicta in a variety of roles, including goalkeeper, goalkeeping coach, groundsman and manager of the youth and reserve teams.[7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Thomas Towse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Dover, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, Utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Folkestone | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1972 | Folkestone | 48 | (3) |
| 1972–1973 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 1973 | Brentford | 5 | (0) |
| Jewish Guild | |||
| 1978–1980 | Hythe Town | (6) | |
| Folkestone | |||
| Folkestone Invicta | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Folkestone Invicta (reserves) | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Towse worked for the police in Folkestone Harbour.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1973–74[8] | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
References
- "Gary Towse". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 162. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 267. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- "The 1970's..." Hythe Town FC. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Gary Towse – Folkestone Invicta Football Club". Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- "Emergency Measures | Outfield Players Who Went in Goal | Goalkeepers Are Different". www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "My old mate George was simply the Best". Folkestone Herald. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 392. ISBN 0951526200.
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