Richie_Towell
Richie Towell
Irish footballer
Richard Patrick Towell (born 17 July 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.
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Towell playing for Dundalk in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Richard Patrick Towell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 32)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland[2][3] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crumlin United | |||
| 2007–2010 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Hibernian (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Dundalk | 96 | (43) |
| 2015–2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 39 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Salford City | 50 | (6) |
| 2021– | Shamrock Rovers | 71 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:44, 3 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:17, 14 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Towell started his career with Scottish club Celtic and made his debut in the first half of the 2010–11 season. He then had two loan spells with Hibernian before leaving Celtic in 2012.
Towell has represented the Republic of Ireland under-21, under-19 and under-17 teams
Celtic
Towell started his career at Crumlin United and in 2007 moved to Celtic. In November 2010, he made his professional debut coming on as a substitute for Jos Hooiveld in the 57th minute of Celtic's 2–2 draw against Inverness,[4] he provided an assist for Paddy McCourt.
Hibernian (loans)
On 25 January 2011, he joined Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[5] Towell made his debut a day later, in a 2–0 loss to Rangers.[6] He was at fault for the concession of the second Rangers goal, as a misplaced pass allowed Nikica Jelavić a clear chance to score.[6] Despite this bad start, Towell helped to solidify the Hibs defence during the latter part of the 2010–11 season.[7] Hibs manager Colin Calderwood stated in April 2011 that he hoped to sign Towell for a longer period.[7] Towell said in April 2011 that he received abuse from Hearts supporters in Edinburgh derby matches because he was Catholic.[8] However, he also said that this made him more determined to play better.[9] Towell returned to Celtic at the end of the season, having made 15 starting appearances for Hibs.[10]
Towell re-signed on loan for Hibs on 25 August 2011, on a deal due to run until June 2012.[10] He played the first match of his second loan spell only 3 days later, starting as Hibs lost 2–0 to Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts.[11] Towell started to find first-team opportunities limited after new manager Pat Fenlon made several signings in the January transfer window. Two right backs and two central midfielders came in with one other right back going out. However, Fenlon said that once Towell had got his fitness levels up he would be back in the first team picture.[12]
Dundalk
Towell was signed by Stephen Kenny for Dundalk in December 2012, ahead of the 2013 Airtricity Premier Division season.[13]
Towell made his League of Ireland debut against Shamrock Rovers on the opening night of the 2013 season and was hugely influential in Dundalk's second-placed finish that year, scoring seven times in 31 league appearances. He also picked up the PFAI Young Player of the Year award. He won back to back league titles with Dundalk in 2014 and 2015 scoring 11 and 25 goals in the respective seasons, and got his first taste of UEFA Champions League football with the League of Ireland champions. He scored in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League at Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch-Dundalk 2015 History | UEFA Europa League.
2015 season
On 9 October, Towell scored an 85th minute equalising penalty against Shamrock Rovers to win Dundalk their second consecutive league title, [14] and followed this by scoring the only goal of the game in extra time in the FAI Cup Final against Cork City.[15]
Brighton & Hove Albion
Towell signed for Brighton & Hove Albion on 30 November 2015. Towell made his debut for the Sussex club in the third round of the 2015-16 FA Cup on 9 January 2016 away against Hull City where The Seagulls lost 1–0 to a Robert Snodgrass penalty. Despite not playing a single league game in the 2015-16 Football League Championship season Towell made an appearance in the 2016 Championship play-offs as a substitute away against Sheffield Wednesday where Brighton were beaten 2-0 and 3–1 on aggregate.[16] Towell scored his first goal for The Albion in a 3-1 FA Cup loss away to then National League side Lincoln on 28 January 2017.[17][18][19] Towell's only league game with The Seagulls came against his then future loan club Rotherham United on 7 March 2017 where he came on as a substitute where Brighton won 2–0 at the New York Stadium.[20] At the end of the season Brighton & Hove Albion were promoted to the Premier League.[21] In May 2017, following Brighton's promotion to the Premier League, Towell signed a deal to keep him at the club until 2019.
Rotherham (loans)
On 31 August 2017, he signed for League One's Rotherham on a season-long loan where he helped them regain their Championship status, winning the 2018 EFL League One play-offs.[22] On 31 August 2018 he returned to Rotherham United for a second season-long loan spell.[23] He made 34 Championship appearances scoring 4 times as Rotherham were relegated back to League One.[24]
Salford City
On 31 May 2019 Towell joined Salford City on a two-year contract.[25] He made his début on the opening day of the 2019–20 season, a 2–0 victory against Stevenage.[26] On Boxing Day, Towell opened the scoring with a "thunderbolt" in a 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra on Boxing Day, helping Salford to their first victory in five games.[27] On 19 January 2020, he was sent off in a 2–1 away victory against Forest Green Rovers after committing two bookable offences.[28] He scored Salford's second in a 2–0 win against Macclesfield Town on 29 February.[29]
Shamrock Rovers
At the end of the 2020–21 season, it was announced that Towell would be leaving the club to return to Ireland and join Shamrock Rovers.[30] He scored his first goal against ŠK Slovan Bratislava in UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, but Rovers were eliminated 3–2 on aggregate.[31]
In May 2008, Towell made his Republic of Ireland under-17's debut in a European championship match against Switzerland.[32] He gained his second Ireland under-17 cap four days later, against Spain.[33]
Towell made two appearances for Republic of Ireland under-21s in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification campaign.[34]
- As of match played on 3 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2010–11[35] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Hibernian (loan) | 2010–11[35] | Scottish Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[36] | Scottish Premier League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Dundalk | 2013[37] | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 39 | 10 | |
| 2014[37] | LOI Premier Division | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 48 | 15 | |
| 2015[37] | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 42 | 30 | |
| Total | 96 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 129 | 55 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2015–16[38] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[39] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18[40] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2016–17[37] | — | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2017–18[40] | League One | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 9] | 1 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19[41] | Championship | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 79 | 10 | |||
| Salford City | 2019–20[37] | League Two | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2020–21[37] | League Two | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Total | 50 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 57 | 8 | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2021[37] | LOI Premier Division | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 10] | 1 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2022[37] | LOI Premier Division | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 11] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 12] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2023[37] | LOI Premier Division | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 13] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 12] | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Total | 71 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 322 | 68 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 403 | 87 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
- one appearance in Leinster Senior Cup; five appearances, two goals in Setanta Sports Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- One appearance in Leinster Senior Cup; one appearance, one goal in President of Ireland's Cup
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances, one goal in 2017–18 EFL Trophy; three appearances in 2017–18 EFL League One play-offs
- Two appearances, one goal in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in President of Ireland's Cup
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
Dundalk
- League of Ireland Premier Division: 2014,[42] 2015[43]
- FAI Cup: 2015[44]
- League of Ireland Cup: 2014[45]
- President of Ireland's Cup: 2015[46]
- Leinster Senior Cup: 2014–15[47]
Rotherham United
Salford City
Shamrock Rovers
Individual
- "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- "R. Towell: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- McDonnell, Daniel (20 September 2013). "Towell reborn under 'passionate' Kenny". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
He grew up around the corner from Pat's home and, after moving back from a stint in Scotland with Celtic and Hibernian, he is living in Inchicore again.
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- "Irish Defender Signs on Loan". Hibernian F.C. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- "Hibs 0–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- Collin, Iain (17 April 2011). "Hibs keen to tie down on-loan Richie Towell on a more permanent contract". Scotland on Sunday. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- Bathgate, Stuart (2 April 2011). "'I'll get abuse because I'm a Catholic,' says Towell". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- "Edinburgh derby: 'Rivalry is a million miles from Old Firm'". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- "Celtic's Richie Towell rejoins Hibernian". BBC Sport. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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- "Pat Fenlon says Richie Towell still has Hibs role". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- "Dundalk confirm signing of Celtic's Richie Towell and re-signing of Stephen McDonnell". Goal.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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- Leahy, Ed (8 November 2015). "Dundalk do the double with extra-time FAI Cup win". RTÉ. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Championship play-offs: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Brighton as it happened - Live - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- Costello, Shane (4 November 2016). "Former Dundalk star Richie Towell edges towards Brighton comeback".
- "Richie Towell departs Dundalk to sign for Championship high-flyers Brighton". independent.ie. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- "Lincoln City 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Rotherham United 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- "Brighton promoted to Premier League - relive EFL action as it happened - Live - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "SIGNING | Millers land late deal for Towell". Rotherham United F.C. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- "SIGNING | Rotherham complete loan return for Richie". Rotherham United Official Site. 31 August 2018.
- "West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Rotherham United: Millers relegated after defeat - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019.
- "Richie Towell: Midfielder joins Salford City on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- Gholam, Simeon (3 August 2019). "Salford 2-0 Stevenage: Mani Dieseruvwe hits double as City win first ever Football League game". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Salford City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Forest Green 1-2 Salford: Richie Towell, Ashley Hunter sent off in City win". Sky Sports. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Macclesfield 0-2 Salford: Ash Hunter strike sets up Ammies win". Salford City News. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Salford City Retained and Released List 2020–21". salfordcityfc.co.uk. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Irish Independent (8 May 2008). "Ireland U17 0–1 Switzerland U17". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- Irish Independent (12 May 2008). "Ireland U17 1–3 Spain U17". Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- "Richard Towell". UEFA. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- "Games played by Richie Towell in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Richie Towell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- Richie Towell at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Richie Towell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Richie Towell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Richie Towell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Richie Towell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- "Dundalk win the League of Ireland". 24 October 2014.
- "CHAMPIONS - Dundalk retain their title in Tallaght". independent.
- Leahy, Ed (8 November 2015). "Dundalk do the double with extra-time FAI Cup win". RTÉ.ie.
- Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- Williams, Adam (13 March 2021). "Portsmouth 0–0 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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- Richie Towell at Soccerbase
- UEFA Profile
- McDonnell, Daniel (20 September 2013). "Towell reborn under 'passionate' Kenny". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 March 2024.