Cup South Africa, UEFA Euro 2012, 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and most recently FIFA 12 to this game FIFA 17. Personal life He is the son of former Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace defender Don Townsend. Business interests Townsend was a consultant for Harlequin Property, where he helps set up football schools at their Caribbean resorts. The company's proposed investment into Port Vale had set in motion plans for him to become a football advisor at the club, though nothing was to come of these talks. Charitable activities He is patron of the George Coller Memorial Fund. He ran in the Great North Run in 2007, finishing in a time of 2 hours and 20 minutes. HonoursAston Villa Football League Cup: 1993–94, 1995–96Middlesbrough Football League First Division runner-up: 1997–98 Football League Cup runner-up: 1997–98Individual''' Norwich City Hall of Fame PFA Team of the Year: 1990–91 First Division, 1991–92 First Division Chelsea Player of the Year: 1990–91 FAI Hall of Fame: Inducted 2015 FAI Senior International Player of the Year: 1995 References External links Republic of Ireland profile Profile at talkSPORT Profile at The Gordon Poole Agency Living people 1963 births English association football commentators Sportspeople from Maidstone Footballers from Bexleyheath Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland international footballers Republic of Ireland B international footballers Welling United F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players English people of Irish descent English Football League players Premier League players Daily Mail journalists English radio personalities Association football midfielders