Phil Power

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Phil Power
Personal information
Full name Philip Damian Power
Date of birth (1967-07-25) 25 July 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1984 Northwich Victoria 29 (3)
1984–1985 Witton Albion ? (?)
1985–1987 Crewe Alexandra 27 (3)
1987–1988 Horwich RMI ? (?)
1988 Sliema Wanderers ? (?)
1988–1990 Chorley 55 (27)
1991–1992 Barrow 18 (1)
1992–1993 Stalybridge Celtic 31 (9)
1993–1998 Macclesfield Town 161 (58)
1998–2000 Altrincham 68 (12)
2000–2004 Radcliffe Borough ? (?)
2004–2005 Bacup Borough ? (?)
2005–2006 FC United of Manchester 22 (6)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Salford City
2014–2015 Salford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Damian Power (born 25 July 1967) is an English football manager and former professional player who played in the Football League, as a forward. He was most recently manager at Salford City, [2] and was featured in the BBC documentary, Class of '92: Out of Their League.

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Playing career

While playing for Northwich Victoria, he played in the 1984 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, picking up a winners medal.

He moved to Sliema Wanderers in 1988 and helped them finish 2nd in the Maltese Premier League. He moved to back to England before they played their UEFA Cup first round tie against Victoria București.

During his time with Chorley, he almost signed for AFC Bournemouth, then managed by Harry Redknapp before a leg injury kept him out of action for almost two years. [3]

During his career, he was managed by famous names such as Dario Gradi at Crewe Alexandra, and former Manchester United and Northern Ireland winger Sammy McIlroy at Macclesfield Town, where he again won the FA Trophy in 1996, against his former club Northwich Victoria. [4]

Honours

Player

Northwich Victoria

Macclesfield Town

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References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  142. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ "Salford City FC gunning for greatness". Salford Star. 13 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Salford City FC gunning for greatness". Salford Star. 13 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Salford City FC gunning for greatness". Salford Star. 13 August 2013.
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