Conor Townsend is back at West Bromwich Albion for a second spell having spent six years at The Hawthorns between 2018 and 2024. The vastly-experienced left-back, who also featured for the Baggies at centre-half on several occasions during his first stint in navy-blue-and-white stripes, will be keen to add more appearances to his overall tally of 213 for the Albion over the course of the 2026/27 campaign. Townsend, who hails from Hessle, came through the ranks at his boyhood club Hull City. He made his debut for the Tigers in a League Cup tie against Leyton Orient in 2013 after spending two years out on loan at Grimsby Town and Chesterfield in the Blue Square Bet Premier and Sky Bet League Two respectively.