W.E. Powell

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

W.E. Powell
Personal information
Playing position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1884–1893 Burslem Port Vale 9 (0)
Total 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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 player and was released from the Athletic Ground at the end of the 1892–93 season.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1884–85–0000230230
1885–86–0050280330
1886–87–0040330370
1887–88–0010340350
1888–89Combination600050110
1889–90–00000000
1890–91Midland League00000000
1891–92Midland League00000000
1892–93Second Division30000030
Total 9010012301340

Honours
Port Vale
  • Burslem Challenge Cup winner: 1885
  • North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup winner: 1885 (shared)

References
  1. 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)
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