Ivor Powell
Football, Football player
1916 – 2012
Who was Ivor Powell?
Ivor Verdun Powell, MBE was a Welsh footballer who gained eight Welsh caps and later became a manager. As a player he was "one of the finest players of his generation". As a manager, he was known as a stern taskmaster.
A wing half, he began his professional career with Queens Park Rangers in September 1937. His career was interrupted by World War II, though he returned to QPR to help them to the Third Division South title in 1947–48. He moved to Aston Villa for £17,500 in December 1948, and played 79 games in the First Division. He was appointed player-manager at Port Vale in July 1951, though was sacked after just four months. He was appointed Bradford City manager in 1952, but was again unsuccessful, and departed in February 1955. He did find success at Carlisle United following his appointment in 1960, leading the club to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1961–62. He left the club in 1963, and later managed Bath City, before becoming a coach.
He was inducted to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 alongside snooker player Terry Griffiths and cricketer Tony Lewis. He also entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest working football coach on his 90th birthday after 55 years as a coach. He retired on 26 May 2010, aged 93.
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- Born
- Jul 5, 1916
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- Wales
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- Died
- Nov 6, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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