Barry Powell (footballer)

Football player infobox2
playername= Barry Powell


fullname = Barry I. Powell
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|01|29
cityofbirth = Kenilworth, Warwickshire
countryofbirth = England
height =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1972–1975
1975
1975–1979
1979–1982
1981
1982–1984
1984–1985
1984–1985
1985–1986
1986–1988
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
Portland Timbers
Coventry City
Derby County
→ Portland Timbers (loan)
Bulova
Burnley
Swansea City
South China AA
Wolverhampton Wanderers
caps(goals) = 064 00(7)
018 00(4)
164 0(27)
086 00(7)
023 00(2)
00- 000(-)
011 00(0)
008 00(0)
00- 000(-)
014 00(0)
nationalyears = 1974
nationalteam = England Under 23
nationalcaps(goals) = 004 00(0)

Barry Powell (born 29 January 1954 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire) is an English former footballer.

Career

Powell began his career as an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers, making his first team debut on 10 March 1973 in a 1-1 draw at fc|Crystal Palace. He featured regularly over the next two seasons, and appeared as a substitute in their 1974 League Cup Final win over fc|Manchester City at Wembley. This year also saw him make four appearances for the England Under 23 side.

The midfielder moved to Coventry City in September 1975 with Willie Carr travelling in the other direction. Here, he established himself as an attacking midfielder who possessed a mean shot, complimenting Terry Yorath in the engine room of Gordon Milne's team and feeding such players as Ian Wallace, Mick Ferguson and Tommy Hutchison.

He transferred to Derby County in October 1979 but failed to replicate the form he had shown at Coventry over three seasons here. He then had stints in Hong Kong as well as with Burnley and Swansea City.

He eventually returned to Wolves in November 1986 and made a handul of appearances with the club now mired in the fourth tier, while also a member of their coaching staff. The 1987/88 season saw him play one further game in October 1987 en route to promotion before hanging up his boots.

Powell later managed non-league sides Aberystwyth Town, fc|Stafford Rangers and fc|Hednesford Town (two spells), winning the FA Trophy with the latter in 2004.