Ryley Towler

Ryley Ben Towler (born 6 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Portsmouth.

Ryley Towler
Personal information
Full name Ryley Ben Towler[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2019 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Bristol City 4 (0)
2019 → Frome Town (loan) 2 (0)
2020 → Taunton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Grimsby Town (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 17 (1)
2023– Portsmouth 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Towler began his career with Bristol City, spending time on loan with Frome Town, Taunton Town, Grimsby Town and AFC Wimbledon.

Career

Bristol City

Towler joined his local City academy in the under 9 age group.[2] A left footed player who went to Mangotsfield School, Towler is considered an option at left back or left centre back.[3]

On 10 February 2021, Towler made his debut for Bristol City in the FA Cup fifth round starting away at Bramall Lane against Sheffield United.[4]

On 9 September 2021, Towler joined Grimsby Town on loan until January 2022.[5] Towler made his debut for the ‘Mariners’ on 11 September 2021, in a 1-3 away win against Torquay United. He went on to play 13 games in the National League for Grimsby Town, and one appearance in the FA Cup in a 1-0 defeat to Kidderminster Harriers. Towler was recalled on 20 December 2021 and returned to Bristol City.[6]

On 1 September 2022, Towler joined AFC Wimbledon on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 3–1 loss to Walsall on 8 October 2022.[8] Towler was recalled from his loan on 6 January 2023.[9]

Portsmouth

On 6 January 2023, Towler signed for League One club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[10] He made his Pompey debut as a substitute against Bolton Wanderers in January 2023, and made his full debut a week later in a 2-0 home win over Exeter City. Towler scored two second-half goals in a 3–1 win over Bolton on 28 February 2023.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2019–20[12] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[13] Championship 301000—40
2021–22[14] Championship 100000—10
2022–23[15] Championship 000000—00
Total 401000—50
Frome Town (loan) 2018-19[16] SL Division One South 2000—0020
Taunton Town (loan) 2019–20[17] SL Premier Division South 5000—0050
Grimsby Town (loan) 2021–22[14] National League 13010—1[lower-alpha 1]0140
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[15] League Two 17130004[lower-alpha 2]0241
Portsmouth 2022–23[15] League One 202———202
2023–24 League One 20—102151
Total 222001021253
Career total 633501071754
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "EFL - Squad List 2020/21" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "34. Ryley Towler". Bristol City.
  3. MacGregor, Gregor (10 February 2021). "Bristol City expected team to face Sheffield United with Ryley Towler an option". BristolLive.
  4. "FA Cup: Sheffield United 1–0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. "Grimsby Town sign highly-rated Bristol City midfielder Ryley Towler". Grimsbylive. 8 September 2021.
  6. "Towler recalled from loan".
  7. "City defender Ryley Towler signs for AFC Wimbledon on loan". September 2022.
  8. "Walsall 3-1 Wimbledon". BBC. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. "Ryley recalled". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  10. "Pompey Complete Towler Signing". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  11. Weld, Neil (28 February 2023). "Pompey 3 Bolton 1". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk.
  12. "Games played by Ryley Towler in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. "Games played by Ryley Towler in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. "Games played by Ryley Towler in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  15. "Games played by Ryley Towler in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  16. "Ryley Towler Profile". southern-football-league.co.uk. Southern Football League. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  17. "Ryley Towler Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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