Tony Powell (footballer)

Tony Powell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-06-11) 11 June 1947
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Lawrence Weston Boys
	National Smelting FC
	Bath City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1974	AFC Bournemouth	247	(12)
1974–1981	Norwich City	275	(5)
1981–1982	San Jose Earthquakes	48	(1)
1981–1982	San Jose Earthquakes (indoor)
1982–1983	Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)	43	(5)
1983	Seattle Sounders	19	(1)
Total		632	(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tony Powell is an English former football defender who played professionally in England and the United States.

Powell began his career with AFC Bournemouth. In December 1974, Bournemouth sent him to Norwich City in exchange for Trevor Howard. He was voted Norwich City player of the year in 1979. In 1981, he moved to the United States to play for San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League. He spent two outdoor and two indoor seasons with the Earthquakes. During the second indoor season, the Earthquakes, under the name Golden Bay Earthquakes, competed in the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1983, he moved to the Seattle Sounders.

External links

• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
• Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• NASL/MISL stats