Aubrey Powell (footballer)

Aubrey Powell
Personal information
Full nameAubrey Powell
Date of birth19 April 1918
Place of birthCwmtwrch, Wales
Date of death27 January 2009 (aged 90)
Place of deathLeeds, England
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionInside-forward
Youth career
Swansea Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1935-1948Leeds United112(25)
1948-1950Everton35(5)
1950-1951Birmingham City15(1)
National team
1946-1950Wales8(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Aubrey Powell (19 April 1918 – 27 January 2009) was a Welsh international footballer who played eight official matches for Wales, plus four wartime internationals.

Powell began his career at Leeds United in 1935, having previously been on the books of Swansea Town, and made his debut for Leeds a year later. However, his career had just got underway when he had a career-threatening leg fracture during a game. It was 18 months before he resumed his career – and less than a year later, World War II broke out. He played a total of 112 league games for Leeds, scoring 25 goals. He also played for the club on numerous occasions during the war, when he also turned out for Wales.

Powell joined Everton in 1948. He spent two seasons at Goodison, before finishing his career with a season at Birmingham City.

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