Andros Townsend

The lightning winger is another Academy graduate to make an impressive transition to first team football at the Club.

Andros was a regular in our Europa League campaign in 2011-12, making six appearances, four starts and scoring in our 4-0 at Shamrock Rovers in December, 2012. He also played in our League Cup tie at Stoke.

In the second half of the season, Andros joined Leeds and then Birmingham on loan, playing his part as the Blues reached the play-offs in the Championship. He played 15 times for the St Andrews club.

Having joined our Academy full-time in 2007, Andros quickly established himself in both our Under-18 and Reserve sides over the next two campaigns before heading out on loan to League One club Yeovil Town at the back end of the 2008-09 season.

That spell was enough to convince Leyton Orient to take the local lad on loan at the start of the 2009-10 campaign, and he shone in a struggling side, scoring one of the contenders for Goal of the Season against his former club Yeovil with a fine solo effort.

Halfway through the season he joined MK Dons in their push for the play-off places, scoring twice in nine appearances before being recalled to the Lane to bolster our resources as we went for fourth place in the Premier League.

By the start of the 2010-11 season, Andros had signed a new contract until 2013 and it was clear that he was ready to make the step-up to Championship level, doing so with Ipswich Town.

However, he found it hard to hold down a regular place in a side managed by Roy Keane, making just 13 appearances and scoring one goal before returning to the Lane.

Andros was handed his senior debut in our FA Cup Third Round tie with Charlton at the Lane in January, 2011 - and he took his chance with both hands, scoring the opener in our 3-0 win and putting in a Man of the Match display.