Career
A right winger, he spent much of the 1970s with his hometown club Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Millwall later in the decade. Towner was sold to Rotherham United along with John Seasman for a joint fee of £165,000 in 1980. £95,000 believed to be Towner"s fee.
He also had a brief loan spell at Sheffield United before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £100,000, where he spent a season in top-flight football.
He later played for Charlton Athletic, Rochdale and Cambridge United. Towner was a key figure in Rotherham"s 1981 Division 3 winning side.