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For the rugby league footballer, see Daryl Powell. For the English football (soccer) defender, see Darren Powell.
Darryl Powell Personal information Full name Darryl Anthony Powell[1] Date of birth 15 November 1971 Place of birth Lambeth, London, England Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1989–1995 Portsmouth 132 (16) 1995–2002 Derby County 207 (10) 2002–2003 Birmingham City 11 (0) 2003 Sheffield Wednesday 8 (0) 2003–2004 Colorado Rapids 18 (0) 2005 Nottingham Forest 11 (0) Total 387 (26) National team 1998–2001 Jamaica 7 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Darryl Anthony Powell (born 15 November 1971) is an English-born former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League and played international football for the Jamaican national team. He usually played as a central midfielder.
The son of a Reggae musician, he was born in Lambeth, London and his career included spells at English clubs Portsmouth, Derby County, Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest, as well as a stint at Colorado Rapids in the USA. Along with his Derby team-mate Deon Burton he was one of the Reggae Boyz playing for Jamaica in France 98.
Powell has also appeared as a guest on the beach soccer circuit, playing for the England national beach soccer team in an exhibition game in Birmingham.
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
External links
Jamaica squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Categories:- 1971 births
- Jamaican footballers
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Living people
- People from Lambeth
- Jamaica international footballers
- Premier League players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Black British sportspeople
- Jamaican football biography stubs
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