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Chris Powell Personal information Full name Christopher George Robin Powell Date of birth 8 September 1969 Place of birth Lambeth, England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Left back Club information Current club Charlton Athletic (manager) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1987–1990 Crystal Palace 3 (0) 1990 → Aldershot (loan) 11 (0) 1990–1996 Southend United 248 (3) 1996–1998 Derby County 91 (1) 1998–2004 Charlton Athletic 200 (1) 2004 → West Ham United (loan) 13 (0) 2004–2005 West Ham United 23 (0) 2005–2006 Charlton Athletic 27 (0) 2006–2007 Watford 15 (0) 2007–2008 Charlton Athletic 17 (1) 2008–2010 Leicester City 19 (0) Total 667 (6) National team 2001–2002 England 5 (0) Teams managed 2010 Leicester City (caretaker) 2011– Charlton Athletic * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christopher George Robin "Chris" Powell[1] (born 8 September 1969) is an English football manager and retired player, who had a long career as a left back, crowned by five caps for the English national team. He is currently manager of Charlton Athletic, where he had three successful spells as a player over eight seasons.[2]
He served as chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association from November 2005 until he retired. He finished his playing career at Leicester City where he then became a first team coach. In October 2009 he was named as one of 50 ambassadors for England's 2018 World Cup bid.[3]
At the age of 40 in February 2009, Powell said he still loves playing football.[4]
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Playing career
Early career
After leaving Raynes Park High School, Powell spent the 1985/86 season playing for the Epsom & Ewell youth team alongside a young Matt Elliott. He began his professional career in December 1987 as a trainee at Crystal Palace with Ian Wright but failed to become a regular with the first team. He spent time on loan at Aldershot, where he made 11 appearances, before moving on a free transfer in August 1990 to Essex club Southend United. In six years at the club Powell made 288 first team appearances. In November 2004 a BBC poll of Southend United supporters voted Powell their all-time cult hero. One fan described him as "A very skilled, left-footed defender, who could quite possibly be considered one of the nicest men in football, a true gent."[5]
Derby County
In January 1996 Powell moved to Derby County for a fee of £750,000. He made 99 first team appearances before being transferred to Charlton Athletic in June 1998 for a fee of £825,000. Powell was a favourite of the Derby fans, and won the Supporters' Player of the Year award for season 1996/7. He scored twice during his spell at Derby with both goals coming in the 1997/98 season against Everton in the league[6] and Southampton in the FA Cup.[7]
Charlton Athletic
While at Charlton, he made 206 first team appearances, and evidently caught the eye of Sven-Göran Eriksson, who picked him for the England team in 2001, at the unusually late age of 31. He was the oldest England debutant since Syd Owen in 1954. At Charlton he delighted the crowds after each home victory with his exuberant leaps of celebration. Powell scored twice during his first spell with the Addicks, with both goals coming against Tottenham Hotspur; once in the league[8] and once in the FA Cup.[9]
Shortly after the start of the 2004–05 season, Powell was allowed to move to West Ham United, where he played a major part in their successful promotion campaign. However, during the summer of 2005 he and West Ham were unable to agree terms for a further contract and he returned to Charlton on a one year contract, with a suggestion that he would develop his coaching skills.
Typically consistent performance belying his years throughout 2005–06 saw Powell regain his place as Charlton's first choice left back, rotated with loanee Jonathan Spector, due to Hermann Hreiðarsson's move to the centre of defence. On 1 July 2006 he signed a one year contract with Premiership newcomers Watford as Aidy Boothroyd looked to add some experience to his youthful squad. He was released by the club after one year.[10] In July 2007, Powell returned to Charlton for a third spell, primarily as a coach.[11] He made his last appearance for Charlton on 4 May 2008, coming on as substitute for the last five minutes in the final game of the season, against Coventry, and scoring only his third goal for the club to seal a 4–1 victory.[12]
Leicester City
Powell joined League Two side Bournemouth on a trial basis in July 2008.[13] whilst the club looked to see if he could bring much needed experience to their defence.[14] He joined Leicester City on a six-month contract on 23 August 2008.[15] He made his debut against Fulham in Leicester's League Cup second round 3–2 defeat, playing the full 90 minutes.[16]
On 6 December 2008 Powell started his 750th career appearance against former club Southend; Leicester won the game 3–0.[17] He signed a contract extension that would see him stay at the club intil the end of the 2008–09 season on 5 January 2009.[18]
In July 2009, Powell signed a contract to be a player-coach at Leicester City, becoming first team development coach, and also re-registering himself as a player.[19] With teammates Bruno Berner out with a calf injury and Ryan McGivern struggling with form, Powell played his first league match on 26 January 2010, in a 1–0 defeat to Barnsley.[20] He retired from playing at the end of the 2009–10 season; his final appearance came on 27 March 2010 against his former club Derby County.[21]
Coaching career
Having served as a player coach under Nigel Pearson, Powell was retained by incoming Leicester manager Paulo Sousa in the summer of 2010. In October, Powell was named caretaker manager with Mike Stowell of the Foxes after Sousa was sacked. Their first, and only, game in charge came against Scunthorpe United; Leicester won the game 3–1. After Leicester's third goal, Powell showed his excitement by running down to the corner flag to celebrate with the players.[citation needed] He remained a coach at the club after Sousa's replacement, Sven-Göran Eriksson, was appointed. Eriksson—who selected Powell for his England caps—commented in December 2010 that Powell "will be a very good manager in the future".[22]
Management career
On 14 January 2011 Powell was appointed manager of Charlton Athletic,[23] who were by now languishing in League One. He signed a three and a half year contract[24] following the sacking of Phil Parkinson.
His first signing of his managerial career was Bradley Wright-Phillips, who went on to score on his debut on 1 February 2011, against Colchester United. Wright-Phillips then progressed to score in all of the next 3 games. Powell won his opening four games at Charlton, but then went 11 games without a win, falling out of the play-off places and leaving the Addicks in mid-table by the end of the season.
Powell signed 19 new players in summer 2011, including midfielders Danny Green, Danny Hollands, Dale Stephens, defender Rhoys Wiggins and goalkeeper Ben Hamer. With Yann Kermorgant forming a formidable strike partnership alongside Wright-Phillips, Charlton started the 2011/12 season strongly, leading League One by five points after a 5-2 win over Preston North End on 5 November 2011[25].
Managerial statistics
Team Nat From To Record P W D L Win % Leicester City (caretaker) 1 October 2010 3 October 2010 1 1 0 0 100 Charlton Athletic 17 January 2011 Present 46 21 11 14 45.65 Total 47 22 11 14 46.81 - As of 19 November 2011
Career statistics
Correct as of 17 May 2009[update]
Season Club Division League Cup League Cup Other[26] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1987–90 Crystal Palace Total 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 1989–90 Aldershot Fourth Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1990–91 Southend United Third Division 45 1 appearance data unavailable 45 1 1991–92 Second Division 44 0 appearance data unavailable 44 0 1992–93 First Division 42 2 appearance data unavailable 42 2 1993–94 46 0 appearance data unavailable 46 0 1994–95 44 0 appearance data unavailable 44 0 1995–96 27 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 0 1990–96 Total[27] 248 3 8 0 13 0 21 0 290 3 1995–96 Derby County First Division 19 0 Cup Tied – 19 0 1996–97 F.A. Premier League 35 0 3 0 1 0 – 39 0 1997–98 37 1 2 1 4 0 – 43 2 1996–98 Total 91 1 5 1 5 0 – 101 2 1998–99 Charlton Athletic F.A. Premier League 38 0 1 0 3 0 – 42 0 1999–2000 First Division 40 0 4 0 0 0 – 44 0 2000–01 F.A. Premier League 33 0 1 1 2 0 – 36 1 2001–02 36 1 2 0 3 0 – 41 1 2002–03 37 0 0 0 0 0 – 37 0 2003–04 16 0 0 0 1 0 – 17 0 2004–05 0 0 – – – 0 0 1998–2004 Total 200 1 8 1 9 0 – 217 2 2004–05 West Ham United Championship 13 0 – – – 13 0 2004–05 West Ham United 23 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 29 0 2004–05 Total 36 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 42 0 2005–06 Charlton Athletic F.A. Premier League 27 0 5 0 2 0 – 34 0 2006–07 Watford 15 0 3 0 0 0 – 18 0 2007–08 Charlton Athletic Championship 17 1 0 0 2 0 – 19 1 2008–09 Leicester City League One 17 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 22 0 2009–10 Championship 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1987–2010 Career Total 655 6 33 2 35 0 28 0 751 8 - NOTE teams in italics indicate loan period
Honours
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- Derby County
- Football League First Division runners-up (1): 1995–96
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- Charlton Athletic
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- West Ham United
- Football Championship play-off winner: 2004–05
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- Leicester City
- Football League One: 2008–09
References
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- ^ "Powell: Its a learning curve for me". www.lcfc.co.uk. Leicester City F.C.. 13 July 2010. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2091386,00.html. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "England 2018 ambassadors unveiled". BBC Sport. 22 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8321601.stm. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- ^ "Leicester's Chris Powell still loving football at 40". BBC Sport. 9 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/8505797.stm. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Southend's cult heroes". BBC Sport. 6 November 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/3656952.stm. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
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- ^ "Brave Emley bow out of FA Cup but Stevenage march on". BBC. 4 January 1998. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/44409.stm. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Addicks sink Spurs". BBC. 18 March 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1873916.stm. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Spurs rip apart shocked Addicks". BBC. 7 February 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1156921.stm. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Watford let defender Powell leave". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/6680229.stm. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
- ^ "Veteran Powell back at Charlton". BBC Sport. 3 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6265186.stm. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
- ^ "Coventry survive despite heavy defeat against Charlton at Valley". Daily Mail (UK). 4 May 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=563955&in_page_id=1779&ito=newsnow. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- ^ Wadley, Ian (24 July 2008). "Powell joins Cherries on trial.". Bournemouth Daily Echo. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/cherries/clubnews/display.var.2408713.0.powell_joins_cherries_on_trial.php. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ Wadley, Ian (25 July 2008). "Bond keen on Powell's experience". Bournemouth Daily Echo. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/cherries/clubnews/display.var.2409053.0.bond_keen_on_powells_experience.php. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ "Former International Joins Foxes". Leicester City F.C.. 23 August 2008. http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1373882,00.html. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
- ^ "Fulham 3–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576510.stm. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Leicester 3–0 Southend". BBC Sport. 6 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7752365.stm. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ^ "Powell signs new deal with Foxes". BBC Sport. 5 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7811583.stm. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Powell on Board". www.LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C.. 20 July 2009. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1728000,00.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "Chris Powell vows to step into breach again for Leicester City". Leicester Mercury. 28 January 2010. http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/news/Chris-Powell-vows-step-breach-Leicester-City/article-1764396-detail/article.html. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
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- ^ "Leicester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson vows to keep Chris Powell". This is Leicestershire. 17 December 2010. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/sport/Sven-vows-Chris-Powell/article-3016204-detail/article.html. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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- ^ "Powell named new Charlton Athletic manager". BBC. 14 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/9360972.stm. Retrieved 14 January 2011..
- ^ "Charlton 5-2 Preston". BBC. 5 November 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15504012.stm. Retrieved 6 November 2011..
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including Football League play-offs & the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
- ^ "Soccerbase". www.soccerbase.com. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=6435.
External links
- Chris Powell career stats at Soccerbase
- Chris Powell Official Website at officialplayerwebsites.com
Non-profit organization positions Preceded by
Dean HoldsworthChairman of the Professional Footballers' Association
2005–2010Succeeded by
Clarke CarlisleAwards and achievements Preceded by
Dean YatesDerby County Player of the Year
1996–1997Succeeded by
Francesco Baiano1999–2000 Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Richard Wright · DF: Gary Rowett · DF: Richard Rufus · DF: Chris Coleman · DF: Chris Powell · MF: John Robinson · MF: Craig Hignett · MF: Mark Kinsella · MF: Mark Kennedy · FW: Andy Hunt · FW: Marcus StewartDerby County F.C. – Player of the Year 1969: McFarland • 1970: O'Hare • 1971: Mackay • 1972: Todd • 1973: Hector • 1974: Webster • 1975: Daniel • 1976: George • 1977: James • 1978: Langan • 1979: S. Powell • 1980: Buckley • 1981: Jones • 1982: Buckley • 1983: Cherry • 1984: Gemmill • 1985: Davison • 1986: MacLaren • 1987: Williams • 1988: Forsyth • 1989: Wright • 1990: Wright • 1991: Saunders • 1992: McMinn • 1993: Gabbiadini • 1994: Taylor • 1995: Short • 1996: Yates • 1997: C. Powell • 1998: Baiano • 1999: Laursen • 2000: Poom • 2001: Riggott • 2002: Higginbotham • 2003: Kinkladze • 2004: Mawéné • 2005: Idiakez • 2006: Smith • 2007: Howard • 2008: The Fans • 2009: Hulse • 2010: Barker • 2011: Brayford
Leicester City F.C. – managers Gardner (1884–92) · Marson (1892–94) · Lee (1884–92) · Jackson (1895–97) · Clark (1897–98) · Johnson (1897–1912) · Bartlett (1912–14) · Ford (1914–15) · Linney (1915–19) · Hodge (1919–26) · Orr (1926–32) · Hodge (1932–34) · Lochhead (1934–36) · Womack (1936–39) · Bromilow (1939–45) · Mather (1945–46) · Duncan (1946–49) · Bullock (1949–55) · Halliday (1955–58) · Gillies (1958–68) · O'Farrell (1968–71) · Bloomfield (1971–77) · McLintock (1977–78) · Wallace (1978–82) · Milne (1982–86) · Hamilton (1986–87) · Pleat (1987–91) · Little (1991–94) · McGhee (1994–95) · O'Neill (1995–2000) · Taylor (2000–01) · Bassett (2001–02) · Adams (2002–04) · Levein (2004–06) · Kelly (2006–07) · Worthington (2007) · Allen (2007) · Megson (2007) · Holloway (2007–08) · Pearson (2008–10) · Sousa (2010) · Eriksson (2010–11) · Pearson (2011–)
Charlton Athletic F.C. – managers Rayner (1920–25) · MacFarlane (1925–28) · Lindon (1928) · MacFarlane (1928–32) · Lindon (1932–33) · Seed (1933–56) · Trotter (1956–61) · Hill (1961–65) · Stokoe (1965–67) · Firmani (1967–70) · Foley (1970–74) · Nelson (1974–80) · Bailey (1980–81) · Mullery (1981–82) · Craggs (1982) · Lawrence (1982–91) · Curbishley and Gritt (1991–95) · Curbishley (1995–2006) · Dowie (2006) · Reed (2006) · Pardew (2006–08) · Parkinson (2008–11) · Powell (2011–)
Charlton Athletic F.C. – current squad 1 Hamer · 2 Hughes · 3 Evina · 4 Jackson · 5 Morrison · 6 Taylor · 7 Green · 8 Stephens · 9 Hayes · 10 Wright-Phillips · 11 Wagstaff · 12 Doherty · 13 Sullivan · 14 Benson · 16 Wiggins · 17 Euell · 18 Pritchard · 20 Solly · 21 Izquierdo · 22 Hollands · 23 Alonso · 25 Davisson · 26 Popo · 27 Warren · 28 Cort · 31 Cousins · 32 Harriott · 33 Osborne · 34 Smith · 36 Kermorgant · — Ephraim · Manager: Powell
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