Jack Powell (footballer, born 1994)

Jack Powell

Powell in November 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jack Patrick Powell [1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth	Canning Town, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2013	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Millwall	6	(0)
2013–2014	→ Concord Rangers (loan)	7	(1)
2015–2016	→ Braintree Town (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ Braintree Town (loan)	4	(0)
2016–2018	Ebbsfleet United	96	(21)
2018–2019	Maidstone United	29	(3)
2019–2023	Crawley Town	132	(8)
2019–2020	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	20	(3)
2023–	Crewe Alexandra	17	(1)
International career‡
2017	England C	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 10 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Jack Patrick Powell (born 29 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Jack Powell was a youth team player with West Ham United before being released by the club on 30 June 2013. ^[3]

On 25 November 2013, Powell joined Concord Rangers on a youth loan until 19 December 2013. ^[4] He made 7 league appearances for Concord and scored one goal. ^[5]

Millwall

He made his senior debut for Millwall on 12 August 2014 in the League Cup against Wycombe Wanderers. He made his first start against Southampton, again in the League Cup on 26 August 2014. ^[6] On 30 August 2014, Powell made his league debut against Blackpool in a 2–1 victory.

Powell joined Braintree Town on a one-month loan deal on 27 November 2015. ^{[7] [8]} He made his debut for Braintree Town on 28 November in a 0–0 draw with Torquay United. ^{[5] [9]} He returned to Millwall following the month-long loan having made just three appearances for Braintree Town. ^[10] On 18 March 2016, he returned to Braintree Town on a loan deal until the end of the season. ^[11] He appeared in four matches for Braintree across his loan spell at the club. ^[5] Powell was released by Millwall at the end of the 2015–16 season. ^[12]

National League

On 20 July 2016, Powell joined Ebbsfleet United after impressing in a trial match, ^[13] helping the club secure promotion to the National League in 2017.

On 12 October 2018, Powell agreed to join Kent National League rivals, Maidstone United on a deal until the end of the season. ^[14]

Crawley Town

On 5 July 2019, Powell joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town, signing a two-year contract with the club. ^[15] He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 away defeat to Portsmouth in the EFL Trophy. ^[16] On 12 September 2019, Powell joined Aldershot Town on loan until January 2020. ^[17] He made his league debut for Crawley on 28 January 2020 in a draw at Plymouth Argyle, ^[18] and scored his first Crawley goal in a 2–1 defeat at Grimsby Town on 23 February 2021.

Crewe Alexandra

On 30 June 2023, Powell signed for Crewe Alexandra on a two-year deal with the option for a further year. ^[19] He made his Crewe debut in the club's season-opening fixture, a 2–2 draw at Gresty Road against Mansfield Town on 5 August, ^[20] and scored his first goal for Crewe two weeks later on 19 August 2023, securing a 2–2 draw with a 94th minute equaliser against Walsall at Gresty Road. ^[21]

In October 2023, Powell suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, ruling him out for the rest of the season. ^[22] After a prolonged recovery, Powell returned to the first team in late November, ^[23] making substitute appearances in the club's 1–1 league draws against Port Vale and then against Bradford City on 7 December 2024. ^[24] He then played all 90 minutes of Crewe's EFL Trophy defeat at Wrexham on 10 December 2024. ^[25]

Style of play

Powell has been described as "gutsy" and "skillful" with comparisons made with former Millwall player, Terry Hurlock. He has also been nicknamed the Peckham Pirlo. ^[26]

Personal life

Powell is the older brother of Joe Powell. ^[27]

Powell became a father aged 18 with his first child Shay, and his second child Jaxon was born in January 2018. ^[28]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 December 2024 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Millwall	2013–14	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15 [29]	Championship	5	0	0	0	2	0	—		7	0
	2015–16 [30]	League One	1	0	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	3	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	10	0
Concord Rangers (loan)	2013–14	Conference South	7	1	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	8	1
Braintree Town (loan)	2015–16 [30]	National League	7	0	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	8	0
Ebbsfleet United	2016–17	National League South	38	10	3	2	—		7 [c]	1	48	13
	2017–18 [31]	National League	41	10	3	0	—		5 [d]	0	49	10
	2018–19 [32]	National League	12	1	0	0	—		0	0	12	1
	Total		91	21	6	2	—		12	1	109	24
Maidstone United	2018–19 [32]	National League	29	3	2	1	—		0	0	31	4
Crawley Town	2019–20 [33]	League Two	6	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	7	0
	2020–21 [34]	League Two	44	3	4	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	50	3
	2021–22 [35]	League Two	37	1	1	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	42	1
	2022–23 [36]	League Two	45	4	1	0	3	0	2 [a]	1	51	5
	Total		132	8	6	0	5	0	7	1	150	9
Aldershot Town (loan)	2019–20 [33]	National League	20	3	1	0	—		1 [b]	0	22	3
Crewe Alexandra	2023–24 [37]	League Two	15	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	17	1
	2024–25 [38]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	3	0
	Total		17	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	20	1
Career total			309	37	16	3	7	0	24	2	356	42

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League South play-offs
4. Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in National League play-offs

References

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13. Miller, Ed (20 July 2016). "Fleet take trialist Powell on board". Ebbsfleet United F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
14. "Jack Powell joins from the Fleet". Maidstone United F.C. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
15. "Jack Powell: Crawley Town sign former Maidstone United midfielder". BBC Sport. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
16. "REPORT: PORTSMOUTH 1 REDS 0". www.crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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20. "Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
21. "Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
22. "Powell hit by long-term knee injury". CreweAlex.net. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
23. "Injury Update: Long, Powell & Lankester". CreweAlex.net. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
24. .crewealex.net/news/2024/december/09/powell-hoping-for-first-start-at-wrexham/ "Powell hoping for first start at Wrexham". CreweAlex.net. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
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26. Virtue, Rob (2 September 2014). "Fan's Roar: Could Powell be Millwall's new Hurlock?". The Wharf. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
27. "Academy Ace". West Ham United F.C. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
28. Tervet, Steve (12 January 2018). "Powell: My boys inspire me". Kent Online. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
29. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
30. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
31. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
32. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
33. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
34. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
35. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
36. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
37. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
38. "Games played by Jack Powell in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

External links

• Jack Powell at Soccerbase