[2] He frequently played against another boy, the Acton Odeon cinema team's George Francis, with whom Towers' future professional career would be intertwined.
[7] He was soon moved back to his natural centre forward position by Bill Dodgin and made 37 appearances and scored 16 goals during the 1954–55 season as the Bees finished in mid-table.
[7] George Francis broke into the team during the 1956–57 season and so began the most productive strike partnership in Brentford history, with one London evening newspaper dubbing the pair 'the Terrible Twins'.
[2] In a bizarre move by the club's hierarchy (in response to the removal of the maximum wage), Towers and Francis were deemed surplus requirements and sold.
[11] Towers and Francis joined Brentford's Third Division West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in an £8,000 deal in May 1961.
[2] He showed good form (scoring six goals in just eight games),[15] but had an agonising end to the season after the Gills missed out on promotion with a fifth-place finish.
[17] Towers dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League Premier Division club Romford during the 1964 off-season.
[4] He undertook his National Service alongside George Francis in Germany with the Royal Irish Fusiliers and he represented the British Army of the Rhine team.
[2] Towers was married to Betty, had three children and after his retirement from football,[6] he worked for 25 years as a baggage handler for British Airways at London Heathrow Airport.