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**John** **Townsend**
Personal information
Birth	16 June 1943
Recruited from	St Pat's College
Height and weight	171 cm / 66 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	1962, Melbourne vs. , at
Team(s)	Melbourne (1962-72) 153 games, 182 goals;
	¹ Statistics to end of 1972 season
Career highlights

For other persons of the same name, see John Townsend.

John Townsend (born 16 June 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL.

Originally from Sale, Townsend came to Melbourne and made his league debut in 1962. He played as a rover and was handy near goals, topping the club's goalkicking in their premiership season of 1964 with 35 of them. Townsend won Melbourne's Best and Fairest award in both 1965 and 1969. He finished his career in the VFA with Prahran.

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John Townsend (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables