John Townrow
| Date of birth | 28 March 1901 |
| Place of birth | West Ham |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Centre half |
England international John Townrow was an excellent all-round defender and helped Chelsea to gain promotion in 1929-30.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-27 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 9 | ||||
| 1927-28 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1927-28 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 25 | ||||
| 1928-29 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1928-29 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 41 | 2 |
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| 1929-30 | Chelsea | League Division Two | 14 | ||||
| 1930-31 | Chelsea | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1930-31 | Chelsea | League Division One | 27 | 1 |
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| 1931-32 | Chelsea | League Division One | 14 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1927 | Chelsea v South Shields AFC | W | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Mar 1927 | Oldham Athletic v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Mar 1927 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Apr 1927 | Southampton v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Apr 1927 | Swansea Town v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Apr 1927 | Leyton Orient v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Apr 1927 | Chelsea v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 04 May 1927 | Chelsea v Portsmouth | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 May 1927 | Darlington v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Aug 1927 | Reading v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Sep 1927 | Chelsea v Blackpool | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Sep 1927 | Chelsea v Notts County | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Sep 1927 | Fulham v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1927 | Leyton Orient v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Sep 1927 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Oct 1927 | Bristol City v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Oct 1927 | Notts County v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Oct 1927 | Chelsea v Stoke City | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Oct 1927 | Southampton v Chelsea | W | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Oct 1927 | Chelsea v Hull City | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Oct 1927 | Preston North End v Chelsea | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Nov 1927 | Chelsea v Swansea Town | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Nov 1927 | Manchester City v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Nov 1927 | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Dec 1927 | Chelsea v South Shields AFC | W | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Dec 1927 | Leeds United v Chelsea | L | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Dec 1927 | Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Dec 1927 | Barnsley v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1927 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Dec 1927 | Chelsea v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Jan 1928 | Blackpool v Chelsea | W | 2-4 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Jan 1928 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 21 Jan 1928 | Chelsea v Fulham | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Jan 1928 | Chelsea v Leyton Orient | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Feb 1928 | West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Aug 1928 | Chelsea v Swansea Town | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Aug 1928 | Bradford Park Avenue v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Sep 1928 | Blackpool v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Sep 1928 | Chelsea v Bradford Park Avenue | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Sep 1928 | Chelsea v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Sep 1928 | Chelsea v Barnsley | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Sep 1928 | Bristol City v Chelsea | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Sep 1928 | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Oct 1928 | West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Oct 1928 | Chelsea v Leyton Orient | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Oct 1928 | Chelsea v Southampton | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Nov 1928 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Nov 1928 | Chelsea v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Nov 1928 | Millwall v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Nov 1928 | Chelsea v Port Vale | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Dec 1928 | Hull City v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Dec 1928 | Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Dec 1928 | Reading v Chelsea | D | 3-3 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Dec 1928 | Chelsea v Notts County | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1928 | Stoke City v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1928 | Chelsea v Stoke City | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Dec 1928 | Swansea Town v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Jan 1929 | Chelsea v Blackpool | L | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Jan 1929 | Chelsea v Everton | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 19 Jan 1929 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | W | 4-5 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Jan 1929 | Chelsea v Birmingham City | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 30 Jan 1929 | Barnsley v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Feb 1929 | Chelsea v Bristol City | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Feb 1929 | Nottingham Forest v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Feb 1929 | Chelsea v Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 20 Feb 1929 | Portsmouth v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 5th round replay |
| 23 Feb 1929 | Leyton Orient v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Mar 1929 | Chelsea v Oldham Athletic | L | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Mar 1929 | Southampton v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Mar 1929 | Notts County v Chelsea | L | 4-3 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Mar 1929 | Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Mar 1929 | Preston North End v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Mar 1929 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Mar 1929 | Chelsea v Millwall | L | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Apr 1929 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Apr 1929 | Port Vale v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Apr 1929 | Chelsea v Hull City | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Apr 1929 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-5 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Apr 1929 | Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Apr 1929 | Chelsea v Reading | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Aug 1929 | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Oct 1929 | West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Mar 1930 | Chelsea v Charlton Athletic | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Mar 1930 | Bradford Park Avenue v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Mar 1930 | Hull City v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Mar 1930 | Chelsea v Stoke City | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Mar 1930 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Apr 1930 | Chelsea v Bradford City | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Apr 1930 | Swansea Town v Chelsea | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Apr 1930 | Chelsea v Bristol City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Apr 1930 | Chelsea v Cardiff City | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Apr 1930 | Bristol City v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Apr 1930 | Preston North End v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 03 May 1930 | Bury v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Aug 1930 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1930 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1930 | Chelsea v Manchester United | W | 6-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1930 | West Ham United v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1930 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Sep 1930 | Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Sep 1930 | Liverpool v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Nov 1930 | Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Dec 1930 | Chelsea v Sunderland | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Dec 1930 | Portsmouth v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1930 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1930 | Aston Villa v Chelsea | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1930 | Chelsea v Grimsby Town | W | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1931 | Manchester United v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Jan 1931 | West Ham United v Chelsea | W | 1-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 17 Jan 1931 | Chelsea v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Jan 1931 | Chelsea v Arsenal | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 31 Jan 1931 | Chelsea v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1931 | Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Feb 1931 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Feb 1931 | Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 18 Feb 1931 | Chelsea v Huddersfield Town | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Feb 1931 | Sheffield United v Chelsea | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Feb 1931 | Birmingham City v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 04 Mar 1931 | Chelsea v Birmingham City | L | 0-3 | FA Cup | Quarter-final replay |
| 04 Apr 1931 | Arsenal v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1931 | Chelsea v Leicester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1931 | Chelsea v Derby County | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1931 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Apr 1931 | Chelsea v Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 May 1931 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1931 | Middlesbrough v Chelsea | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1931 | West Ham United v Chelsea | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1931 | Chelsea v Huddersfield Town | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Sep 1931 | Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1931 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1931 | Chelsea v Aston Villa | L | 3-6 | League Division One | |
| 21 Sep 1931 | Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1931 | Leicester City v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1931 | Chelsea v Liverpool | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Oct 1931 | Grimsby Town v Chelsea | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Oct 1931 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Oct 1931 | Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1931 | Portsmouth v Chelsea | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1931 | Chelsea v Derby County | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924-25 | England | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
| 1925-26 | England | British Home Championship | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 1925 | Scotland v England | L | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 01 Mar 1926 | England v Wales | L | 1-3 | British Home Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.