Colin Powell (footballer)

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Colin Powell
Personal information
Full name Colin David Powell
Date of birth (1948-07-07) 7 July 1948 (age 75)
Place of birth Hendon, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Stevenage Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stevenage Town
1968 Cambridge City
1968–1973 Barnet
1973–1981 Charlton Athletic 321 (30)
1978New England Tea Men (loan) 20 (2)
1981–1983 Gillingham 55 (1)
Dartford
Tooting & Mitcham United
Bromley
Managerial career
1990 Margate
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin David Powell (born 7 July 1948) is an English retired professional footballer, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He spent the bulk of his career with Charlton Athletic.

Early life and career

Powell was born in Hendon, Middlesex, and played primarily as a winger. He joined Charlton Athletic from non-league club Barnet in 1973 after making his debut with Stevenage Town at the age of 17, and went on to make over 300 appearances for the "Addicks". He also spent the 1978 season with New England Tea Men in the North American Soccer League. In 1981, he moved to Gillingham, where he played for two seasons before returning to non-league football with another Kent-based club, Dartford.

Post-playing career

Powell managed Margate from March 1990 to October 1990, having previously been assistant to manager Trevor Ford. In 1992, he became the head groundsman at Charlton's stadium, The Valley, a post he held until June 2014.

References

  1. ^ "COLIN "PADDY" POWELL". reckless-guide-to-barnet.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 260. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  3. ^ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Colin Powell — Manager". margatefchistory.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  5. ^ Groome, Olly (4 June 2014). "Colin Powell to leave Valley groundsman role". Charlton Athletic. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.