| W. E. Powell | |
| Position: | Full-back |
| Years1: | 1884–1893 |
| Clubs1: | Burslem Port Vale |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 9 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
W. E. Powell was a 19th-century footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale.
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]
Source:
| 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 | ||
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