Ronald William Herbert Powell (2 December 1929 – 25 May 1992) was a footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League between 1948 and 1964, and who played over 500 senior games.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald William Herbert Powell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Knighton, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 25 May 1992 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Rossall, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1948 | Knighton Town | ? | (?) |
| 1948–1952 | Manchester City | 12 | (0) |
| 1952–1964 | Chesterfield | 471 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He started with his home-town side Knighton Town, before transferring to Manchester City in November 1948,[4] although he did not make his league debut until the following season.[1] However, he only played 13 senior games for City in four years,[1] and in the summer of 1952 he joined Chesterfield.[4] All of his appearances for City came in the 1949–50 season, and he was in goals for the short period between the careers of Frank Swift and Bert Trautmann.[5]
Powell missed only two league games in his first season with Chesterfield, and he went on to make 471 league appearances for them, and 508 matches in total, in a 12-year career with the club.[citation needed] In 1958 his run of playing 284 consecutive league games for the club was halted when Gordon Banks played.[6] His playing career was ended in December 1964 following a car crash which killed his team-mate Ralph Hunt, and which also injured Doug Wragg and Peter Stringfellow.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c allfootballers.com (defunct site)
- ^ Ron Powell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Ron Powell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Ron Powell". cfchistory.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Gary James (2006). Manchester City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 366, 538. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.
- ^ "Chesterfield F.C.: a potted history". Chesterfield FC Official Site. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Youth Team Coach: Ivan Hollett". Mansfield Town FC Official Site. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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