Jack Powell (footballer, born 1994)

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Jack Powell
Kidsgrove Athletic v Crewe Alexandra - 5 July 2025 - Jack Powell 2.jpg
Powell playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jack Patrick Powell [1]
Date of birth (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 31) [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
–2013 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Millwall 6 (0)
2013–2014Concord Rangers (loan) 7 (1)
2015–2016Braintree Town (loan) 3 (0)
2016Braintree Town (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2018 Ebbsfleet United 96 (21)
2018–2019 Maidstone United 29 (3)
2019–2023 Crawley Town 132 (8)
2019–2020Aldershot Town (loan) 20 (3)
2023– Crewe Alexandra 31 (1)
International career
2017 England C 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:13, 22 February 2025 (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.

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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] In January 2025, Powell agreed a new 18-month contract with Crewe. [26]

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. [27]

Personal life

Powell is the older brother of Joe Powell. [28]

Powell became a father aged 18 with his first child Shay, and his second child Jaxon was born in January 2018. [29]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2013–14 Championship 00000000
2014–15 [30] Championship50002070
2015–16 [31] League One 1010001 [a] 030
Total60102010100
Concord Rangers (loan) 2013–14 Conference South 71001 [b] 081
Braintree Town (loan) 2015–16 [31] National League 70001 [b] 080
Ebbsfleet United 2016–17 National League South 3810327 [c] 14813
2017–18 [32] National League4110305 [d] 04910
2018–19 [33] National League1210000121
Total91216212110924
Maidstone United 2018–19 [33] National League2932100314
Crawley Town 2019–20 [34] League Two 6000001 [a] 070
2020–21 [35] League Two44340101 [a] 0503
2021–22 [36] League Two37110103 [a] 0421
2022–23 [37] League Two45410302 [a] 1515
Total13286050711509
Aldershot Town (loan) 2019–20 [34] National League203101 [b] 0223
Crewe Alexandra 2023–24 [38] League Two151002000171
2024–25 [39] League Two16000001 [a] 0170
Total311002010341
Career total323371637024237042
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 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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  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.
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  21. "Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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