| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin David Powell | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Hendon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stevenage Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Stevenage Town | |||
| 1968 | Cambridge City | ||
| 1968–1973 | Barnet | ||
| 1973–1981 | Charlton Athletic | 321 | (30) |
| 1978 | → New England Tea Men (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 1981–1983 | Gillingham | 55 | (1) |
| Dartford | |||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | |||
| Bromley | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Margate | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin David Powell (born 7 July 1948) is an English retired professional footballer, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He spent the bulk of his career with Charlton Athletic.
Early life and career
Powell was born in Hendon, Middlesex, and played primarily as a winger. He joined Charlton Athletic from non-league club Barnet in 1973 after making his debut with Stevenage Town at the age of 17, [1] and went on to make over 300 appearances for the "Addicks". [2] He also spent the 1978 season with New England Tea Men in the North American Soccer League. [3] In 1981, he moved to Gillingham, where he played for two seasons before returning to non-league football with another Kent-based club, Dartford. [2]
Post-playing career
Powell managed Margate from March 1990 to October 1990, having previously been assistant to manager Trevor Ford. [4] In 1992, he became the head groundsman at Charlton's stadium, The Valley, a post he held until June 2014. [5]
References
- ^ "COLIN "PADDY" POWELL". reckless-guide-to-barnet.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 260. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Colin Powell — Manager". margatefchistory.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Groome, Olly (4 June 2014). "Colin Powell to leave Valley groundsman role". Charlton Athletic. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
 | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1940s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1948 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Stevenage Town F.C. players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players
- Bromley F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- New England Tea Men players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Margate F.C. managers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet
- People from Hendon
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English football managers
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin David Powell | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Hendon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stevenage Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Stevenage Town | |||
| 1968 | Cambridge City | ||
| 1968–1973 | Barnet | ||
| 1973–1981 | Charlton Athletic | 321 | (30) |
| 1978 | → New England Tea Men (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 1981–1983 | Gillingham | 55 | (1) |
| Dartford | |||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | |||
| Bromley | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Margate | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin David Powell (born 7 July 1948) is an English retired professional footballer, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He spent the bulk of his career with Charlton Athletic.
Early life and career
Powell was born in Hendon, Middlesex, and played primarily as a winger. He joined Charlton Athletic from non-league club Barnet in 1973 after making his debut with Stevenage Town at the age of 17, [1] and went on to make over 300 appearances for the "Addicks". [2] He also spent the 1978 season with New England Tea Men in the North American Soccer League. [3] In 1981, he moved to Gillingham, where he played for two seasons before returning to non-league football with another Kent-based club, Dartford. [2]
Post-playing career
Powell managed Margate from March 1990 to October 1990, having previously been assistant to manager Trevor Ford. [4] In 1992, he became the head groundsman at Charlton's stadium, The Valley, a post he held until June 2014. [5]
References
- ^ "COLIN "PADDY" POWELL". reckless-guide-to-barnet.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 260. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Colin Powell — Manager". margatefchistory.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Groome, Olly (4 June 2014). "Colin Powell to leave Valley groundsman role". Charlton Athletic. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1940s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1948 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Stevenage Town F.C. players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players
- Bromley F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- New England Tea Men players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Margate F.C. managers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet
- People from Hendon
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English football managers
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs