Edward W. Powell (1940 – 22 September 2005) was an English amateur footballer who went on to coach the
Malawi national team and the England Under-18 side which won the European Championship in 1993. Powell was a teacher at
Sutton Grammar School
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in the late 1960s and early 1970s when he played amateur football for
Sutton United
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.
Early life
Powell was brought up in
Sheffield
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where he attended
King Edward VII School from 1952 to 1959. He played in both the football and cricket First XIs.
He spent time with
Loughborough College
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List of princip ...
.
Football career
Powell was an amateur
footballer
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. In the early 1960s he played for Yorkshire Amateur in the Yorkshire league. In the late 1960s and early 1970s he was a wing-half for
Sutton United
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and
Wycombe Wanderers
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, later managing both clubs, and represented both England Amateurs (51 caps) and the Great Britain Olympic team. In the 1968–69 season he broke his leg. He was also a member of the
British national side which failed to qualify for the
1972 Summer Olympics
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.
He became a coach for The FA and later at Spurs at youth level. He was National Football Coach in
Malawi
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from 1977 to 1983, during which time the team won the East and Central African challenge cup twice.
He coached the England Under-18 side to the
1993 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship; the team included
Paul Scholes
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,
Gary Neville
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,
Nicky Butt
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He played prof ...
,
Sol Campbell
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and
Robbie Fowler.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Ted
1940 births
2005 deaths
People educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield
English men's footballers
Footballers from Sheffield
Loughborough University F.C. players
Sutton United F.C. players
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
English football managers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. managers
Sutton United F.C. managers
Malawi national football team managers
English expatriate football managers
English expatriate sportspeople in Malawi
Expatriate football managers in Malawi
Men's association football wing halves