Gary Powell (footballer)

Gary Powell (born 2 April 1969) is an English footballer. He is currently[when?] the first-team coach at Stockport County.[citation needed]

Gary Powell
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-04-02) 2 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Hoylake, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 Everton 0 (0)
1990–1991Lincoln City (loan) 11 (0)
1990–1991Scunthorpe United (loan) 4 (1)
1990–1991Wigan Athletic (loan) 14 (4)
1991–1993 Wigan Athletic 70 (13)
1993–1994 Bury 5 (0)
1993–1994 Altrincham 11 (1)
1993–1994 Macclesfield Town 7 (2)
1994–1995 Bangor City 2 (0)
1994–1996 Rhyl 40 (9)
1995–1996 Flint Town United 15 (6)
1996–1997 Conwy United 32 (10)
1996–1997 Rhyl 10 (4)
1997–2002 Total Network Solutions 147 (26)
2002–2008 Rhyl 102 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In November 1990, he joined Scunthorpe United on a month's loan, scoring in his second game against York City but failing to appear in a winning side during his stay.[1]

He joined Altrincham in December 1993, debuting in the 1–0 Football Conference victory at Witton Albion on 18 December 1993. He scored one league goal for the club, in the 2–0 home victory over Dover Athletic on 26 February 1994, before moving on to Macclesfield Town at the end of March. He scored twice in the Football Conference for the Macclesfield, scoring the winner in the 1–0 home win over Welling United on 2 May and the equaliser in the final match of the season five days later, a 1–1 draw at Northwich Victoria.

In July 2002 he left The New Saints F.C. to join Rhyl for a third time.[2] He scored Rhyl's first goal in European football in the 3–1 home UEFA Champions League qualifying defeat to Skonto Riga on 21 July 2004.[3] A year later, his 60th-minute goal in a 3–2 away defeat enabled Rhyl to become only the second Welsh Premiership side to win a European tie after beating FK Atlantas on away goals in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round.[4] In June 2010, he was appointed first-team coach at Chester.[5] He left Chester on 21 January 2014.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Iron Alphabet". Scunthorpe United F.C. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Barry Recruit Bishop". BBC Sport. 5 July 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Rhyl 1–3 Skonto Riga". BBC Sport. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Atlantas 3–2 Rhyl". BBC Sport. 28 July 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Gary Powell moves to Chester as first team coach". BBC Sport. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Backroom Staff Changes". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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