Nicholas Peter Townsend (born 1 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Newport County.
[3] He and his father had season tickets at Birmingham City, and the seven-year-old Townsend was at the 2002 play-off final at which the club were promoted to the Premier League for the first time.
He spent a spell on loan at Oxford City,[8] for whom he went straight into the starting eleven and played nine Conference North matches and two in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup.
[16] After a trial in pre-season with Mansfield Town[17] came to nothing, and no other League clubs showed any interest, Townsend reportedly told Birmingham that if he had to play at Conference level again, he would prefer to return to Lincoln City.
Lincoln had to recall Farman from loan at Boston United to play in the Cup,[20] and when the Conference programme resumed, Townsend found himself on the bench.
Lack of communication between Townsend and his defender gifted Swindon the lead via an own goal, but both made up for their errors later in the game as Barnsley won 4–1.
According to Barnsley News and Sport, "Townsend was erratic in his judgement in leaving his line on occasions, as witnessed by the confusion over the own goal, but made three good saves".
[28] In need of first-team football, Townsend joined National League club Solihull Moors in October 2017 on an initial one-month loan.
[38] On 3 June 2022, he made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda, playing the full match in the 1–0 win against Barbados in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League.