David Powell (footballer, born 1967)

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David Powell
Personal information
Full name David Robert Powell [1]
Date of birth (1967-09-24) 24 September 1967 (age 56) [1]
Place of birth Cannock, England [1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Cherry Valley
1986–1988 West Bromwich Albion 2 (0)
1987 → Wrexham (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Robert Powell (born 24 September 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made appearances in the English Football League with West Bromwich Albion and also on loan at Wrexham. [1] [3]

He is the youngest goalkeeper to have played a competitive first-team match for West Bromwich Albion, playing as a late replacement for Paul Bradshaw against Crystal Palace in the short-lived Full Members Cup on 23 October 1985 at the age of 18 years and 29 days. [4]

He retired in 1988 after leaving West Bromwich Albion. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "David Powell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 384. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "WREXHAM : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Albion Till We Die - An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "WEST BROMWICH ALBION : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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