Bert Powell Explained

Bert Powell
Fullname:Herbert Powell[1]
Birth Date:23 November 1885
Birth Place:[Netherfield, Nottingham], England[2]
Death Place:[Bracebridge Heath, Lincolnshire<ref>Death certificate</ref>], England
Position:Forward
Years1:1902–1903
Clubs1:Treharris
Years2:1903–1904
Clubs2:Nottingham Forest
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1904–1905
Clubs3:Gresley Rovers
Caps3:8
Goals3:1
Years4:1905–1906
Clubs4:Grantham Avenue
Years5:1906–1907
Clubs5:Chesterfield Town
Caps5:6
Goals5:1
Years6:1907
Clubs6:Barnsley
Caps6:6
Goals6:2
Years7:1907–1908
Clubs7:Carlisle United
Years8:1908–1909
Clubs8:New Brompton
Caps8:23
Goals8:3
Years9:1909–1910
Clubs9:Coventry City
Caps9:26
Goals9:13
Years10:1910–1911
Clubs10:Birmingham
Caps10:4
Goals10:1
Years11:1911–1913
Clubs11:Rotherham Town
Years12:1913–1914
Clubs12:Portsmouth
Years13:1914–
Clubs13:Boscombe
Years14:1915
Clubs14:Brentford (guest)
Caps14:2
Goals14:1
Years15:1919–1922
Clubs15:Worksop Town
Years16:1922–1923
Clubs16:Grantham
Years17:1923–1924
Clubs17:Retford Town
Clubs18:Sutton Town

Herbert Powell (23 November 1885 – 28 September 1957) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield Town, Barnsley and Birmingham.[3] [4] He played as a forward.

Career

Herbert Powell was born in Netherfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. He was on the books of Nottingham Forest, though never played for the league side,[3] and played for Gresley Rovers and Grantham Avenue before making his first appearance in the Football League, for Chesterfield Town in the Second Division in the 1906–07 season.[5] A few months later he appeared for Barnsley, also in the Second Division, then spent time at Carlisle United, New Brompton and Coventry City,[6] [7] surfacing for a third time in the Second Division with Birmingham in 1910.[3] He scored on his Birmingham debut,[8] but soon left for a tour of senior non-league football either side of the First World War,[9] finishing off his career with Sutton Town in 1923.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Birth Certicate
  2. Birth Certificate
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Tony Brown. 2012. 978-1905891610. Nottingham. 234.
  4. Web site: Powell Bert Image 2 New Brompton 1908. Vintage Footballers. en-GB. 28 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Player profile: Powell . Gresley Rovers Archive . Gresley F.C. . 15 October 2010.
  6. Web site: Gillingham FC Career Details – Bert Powell . www.gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk . 28 December 2018.
  7. Web site: Herbert Powell. 11v11.com. 28 December 2018.
  8. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 118 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  9. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. 1989. 0951526200. White. Eric. 363.