[1] Townsend turned down the chance of rejoining Barnet on loan in early 2009 and vowed to fight for a place in the Cheltenham Town team.

However, through a mixture of attitude, hard work and determination, he had re-established himself as a key member of the Cheltenham Town defence by September 2009 following several man of the match performances at the end of the 2008–09 and the start of the 2009–10 seasons, including three goals.

[5] After rehab from injury Townsend joined Conference National side Tamworth on 9 January 2014 as Dale Belford looked to bolster his defensive options.

Townsend went on to make six league appearances for Tamworth during the 2013–14 season, before fracturing a vertebra in the 2–1 defeat at home to Forest Green Rovers on 15 March 2014.

Sneekes admitted to admiring Townsend after working closely with him at Hereford United in League 2 and quickly installed him in the middle of his defence and has also used him in a central midfield.

[9] Townsend signed for Hinckley, and was named in the matchday squad for a Midland League Division One fixture away at Nuneaton Griff on 2 November 2019, a game in which his new side won 2–1.

[12] After a short spell with Walsall Wood, Townsend returned to the Southern League Premier Central on 1 February 2020, when he joined Stratford Town.