Full name Herbert Harold Powell Years Team Date of birth 1886 1904 Nottingham Forest | Place of birth Colwick, England Name Bert Powell Playing position | |
Herbert Harold "Bert" Powell (23 November 1885 – 28 September 1957) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield Town, Barnsley and Birmingham. He played as a forward.
Career
Powell was born in Maidstone, Kent. He was on the books of Nottingham Forest, though never played for the league side, and played for Gresley Rovers and Grantham Avenue before making his first appearance in the Football League, for Chesterfield Town in the Second Division in the 1906–07 season. A few months later he appeared for Barnsley, also in the Second Division, then spent time at Carlisle United, New Brompton and Coventry City, surfacing for a third time in the Second Division with Birmingham in 1910. He scored on his Birmingham debut, but soon left for a tour of senior non-league football either side of the First World War, finishing off his career with Sutton Town in 1923.