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

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in the late 1960s and early 1970s when he played amateur football for

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Early life

Powell was brought up in

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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

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Football career

Powell was an amateur

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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

and

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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

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. He became a coach for The FA and later at Spurs at youth level. He was National Football Coach in

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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

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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