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Bert Powell

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Bert Powell
Powell while with New Brompton in 1908.
Personal information
Full name Herbert Powell[1][2]
Date of birth 23 November 1885[2]
Place of birth [Netherfield, Nottingham], England[3][2]
Date of death 28 September 1957(1957-09-28) (aged 71)
Place of death [Bracebridge Heath, Lincolnshire[4]], England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Treharris
1903–1904 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1904–1905 Gresley Rovers 8 (1)
1905–1906 Grantham Avenue
1906–1907 Chesterfield Town 6 (1)
1907 Barnsley 6 (2)
1907–1908 Carlisle United
1908–1909 New Brompton 23 (3)
1909–1910 Coventry City 26 (13)
1910–1911 Birmingham 4 (1)
1911–1913 Rotherham Town
1913–1914 Portsmouth
1914– Boscombe
1915Brentford (guest) 2 (1)
1919–1922 Worksop Town
1922–1923 Grantham
1923–1924 Retford Town
Sutton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Powell (23 November 1885 – 28 September 1957) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield Town, Barnsley and Birmingham.[2][5] He played as a forward.

Career[edit]

Herbert Powell was born in Netherfield, Nottingham, [[Nottinghamshire]. He was on the books of Nottingham Forest, though never played for the league side,[2] and played for Gresley Rovers and Grantham Avenue before making his first appearance in the Football League, for Chesterfield Town in the Second Division in the 1906–07 season.[6] A few months later he appeared for Barnsley, also in the Second Division, then spent time at Carlisle United, New Brompton and Coventry City,[7][8] surfacing for a third time in the Second Division with Birmingham in 1910.[2] He scored on his Birmingham debut,[9] but soon left for a tour of senior non-league football either side of the First World War,[10] finishing off his career with Sutton Town in 1923.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Birth Certicate
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 234. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ Birth Certificate
  4. ^ Death certificate
  5. ^ "Powell Bert Image 2 New Brompton 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Player profile: Powell". Gresley Rovers Archive. Gresley F.C. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Bert Powell". www.gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Herbert Powell". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  10. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.