Mackye Townsend-West

Mackye Townsend-West
Personal information
Full name Mackye Dre Townsend West[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003[2]
Place of birth Camden, England[3]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Wingate & Finchley
Youth career
2019–2020 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Stevenage 2 (0)
2022 → St Albans City (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 → Royston Town (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024 Royston Town 10 (0)
2024–2025 Ware 29 (0)
2025– Wingate & Finchley 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Montserrat 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:21, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:21, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Mackye Dre Townsend West (born 1 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Isthmian League Premier Division club Wingate & Finchley. Born in England, he represents the Montserrat national team.

A graduate of the Stevenage academy, Townsend-West made his first-team debut for the club in October 2020. During his time at Stevenage, he had loan spells with St Albans City and Royston Town, the latter of which he joined permanently in July 2023. After one season at Royston, he signed for Ware, before joining Wingate & Finchley in July 2025.

Career

Stevenage

Townsend-West joined the Stevenage academy in 2019 after impressing academy scouts during a trial match.[4] He made his professional debut in the club's 3–2 EFL Trophy defeat against Milton Keynes Dons at Broadhall Way on 6 October 2020.[5] Townsend-West signed his first professional contract with Stevenage on 15 October 2020.[4] He made one appearance during the 2021–22 season, having missed eight months due to injury,[6] and was retained by the club in May 2022.[7]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Stevenage manager Steve Evans indicated that Townsend-West would be loaned out to gain first-team experience once he had recovered from a pre-season injury.[8][9] He joined St Albans City of the National League South on 5 August 2022, on a loan agreement until January 2023,[9] making five appearances.[10] Townsend-West was recalled by Stevenage in December 2022 and subsequently loaned to Southern League Premier Division Central club Royston Town, where he made 12 appearances.[11][12] He was released by Stevenage at the conclusion of the 2022–23 season.[13]

Non-League

Townsend-West signed for Royston Town on a permanent basis on 25 July 2023,[14] making 12 appearances during the 2023–24 season, which included the first red card of his senior career in a 1–1 draw away to Coalville Town.[10] He spent the 2024–25 season with Ware of the Southern League Premier Division Central, making 31 appearances.[10] In July 2025, Townsend-West joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Wingate & Finchley.[15][16]

International career

Born in England, Townsend-West is eligible to represent Montserrat through his descent.[17] He received his first call-up to the Montserrat national team in October 2024, making his debut in a 1–0 victory against Bonaire on 10 October 2024.[17]

Style of play

Primarily a full-back during his time in the Stevenage academy,[2] Townsend-West has played across all back four positions and as part of a back three.[18] He was deployed as a centre-back at Ware, a position he has predominantly occupied for both club and country thereafter.[10][15][17][19] Academy manager Robbie O'Keefe highlighted his pace and technical ability as key attributes.[4]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage 2020–21[20] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22[21] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23[22] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
St Albans City (loan) 2022–23[10] National League South 4 0 0 0 — 1 0 5 0
Royston Town (loan) 2022–23[10] Southern League Premier Division Central 12 0 — — 0 0 12 0
Royston Town 2023–24[10] Southern League Premier Division Central 10 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 12 0
Total 22 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
Ware 2024–25[10] Southern League Division One Central 29 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 31 0
Wingate & Finchley 2025–26 Isthmian League Premier Division 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 55 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 62 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in Herts Charity Cup; one appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Season Apps Goals
Montserrat 2024[17] 3 0
2025[17] 2 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. ^ "EFL – Notification of shirt numbers – Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "BoroGuide – Mackye Townsend-West – Defender". BoroGuide. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Soccerway – Mackye Townsend-West". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Branowsky, Dan (15 October 2020). "Mackye Townsend-West signs Pro deal". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Stevenage 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons". Soccerway. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Mackye Townsend-West – Status". X.com. Mackye Townsend-West. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Stevenage FC Retained & Released List 2021/22". Stevenage F.C. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ Metcalfe, Neil (28 July 2022). "Stocking fillers are for Christmas not Stevenage says Steve Evans". The Comet. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Mackye Townsend-West joins St Albans City on loan". Stevenage F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Aylesbury United – Townsend-West". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Mackye Townsend-West & Owen Cochrane leave on loan". Stevenage F.C. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Royston Town – Mackye Townsend-West". Royston Town F.C. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Stevenage FC retained list 2022/23". Stevenage F.C. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Townsend-West signing". X.com. Royston Town F.C. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Townsend-West signs for Wingate & Finchley". X.com. Wingate & Finchley F.C. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  16. ^ Townsend, Ian (30 July 2025). "Wingate sign...almost everyone!". Isthmian League. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  17. ^ a b c d e "National Football Teams – Mackye Townsend-West". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  18. ^ Metcalfe, Neil (6 August 2022). "St Albans City complete loan signing of Mackye Townsend-West from Stevenage". The Comet. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Meet Mackye Townsend-West". Facebook. Montserrat Football Association Inc. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Games played by Mackye Townsend-West in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Mackye Townsend-West in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Mackye Townsend-West in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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