W. E. Powell

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W. E. Powell was a 19th-century footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale.

W. E. Powell
Personal information
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1884–1893 Burslem Port Vale 9 (0)
Total 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Powell most likely joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1884.[1] His first recorded game was in a 6–1 thumping at Blackburn Olympic on 1 November 1884 in a friendly.[1] The next year he was a member of the sides that won the Burslem Challenge and shared the North Staffs Charity Challenge cups in 1885.[1] He was rather callously given the nickname "Pull-it" after badly disjointing a knee in a 4–1 defeat at Crewe Alexandra in a Football Combination match on 20 October 1888; the injury was so severe a doctor had to be brought onto the pitch before Powell was carried off.[1] Once recovered he was mainly used as a reserve team player and was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1892–93 season.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1884–85 0 0 0 0 23 0 23 0
1885–86 0 0 5 0 28 0 33 0
1886–87 0 0 4 0 33 0 37 0
1887–88 0 0 1 0 34 0 35 0
1888–89 Combination 6 0 0 0 5 0 11 0
1889–90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1890–91 Midland League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1891–92 Midland League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1892–93 Second Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 9 0 10 0 123 0 134 0

Honours

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Port Vale

  • Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885
  • North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1885 (shared)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 238. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ W. E. Powell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)