Seth Powell

Seth Powell (1862 – 3 February 1945) was a Welsh footballer who played at full-back for West Bromwich Albion in the English Football League. He made seven appearances for Wales in the 1880s and 1890s.

Seth Powell
Personal information
Full name Seth Powell
Date of birth 1862 (1862)
Place of birth Cerney, Wrexham, Wales
Date of death (1945-02-03)3 February 1945
Place of death Oswestry, England
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Summerhill, Wrexham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1884–1885 Oswestry White Stars
1885–1890 Oswestry Town
1890–1892 West Bromwich Albion 30 (0)
1892–1893 Burton Albion 0 (0)
Chester
Oswestry United
National team
1885–1892 Wales 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Powell was born in Cerney, near Wrexham, and played his early football in the nearby village of Summerhill.[1] In 1883, he moved just over the border into England to become assistant schoolmaster at the Oswestry Board School.[1]

He played for two Oswestry based football clubs; firstly with Oswestry White Stars with whom he won the Welsh Cup in 1884[2] and reached the final the following year.[3] He then joined Oswestry Town where he remained until 1890.[1]

His first international cap came on 23 March 1885 at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham when the Welsh suffered an 8–1 defeat at the hands of Scotland,[4] with Joseph Lindsay scoring a hat-trick. He was recalled to the side the following year for matches against Ireland and England.

Towards the end of the 1889–90 season, Powell joined West Bromwich Albion of the Football League on a wage of £2 per game plus expenses.[1] He remained with Albion for two years during which they finished each season at or near the foot of the table. Whilst with Albion, he made a further four appearances for Wales, all of which ended in defeats.

Powell then spent a season with Burton Swifts without making any League appearances before moving to Chester, then playing in The Combination, before returning to Oswestry United.[1]

Later career

From 1900 until his retirement in 1930, Powell was the district relieving officer for the Oswestry Board of Guardians. He also served Oswestry F.C. as secretary and spent twenty years in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.[1]

International appearances

Powell made seven appearances for Wales as follows:[5]

DateVenueOpponentResult[6]GoalsCompetition
23 March 1885Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Scotland1–80Friendly
27 February 1886Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Ireland5–00British Home Championship
29 March 1886Racecourse Ground, Wrexham England1–30British Home Championship
7 March 1891Newcastle Road, Sunderland England1–40British Home Championship
21 March 1891Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Scotland3–40British Home Championship
5 March 1892Racecourse Ground, Wrexham England0–20British Home Championship
26 March 1892Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh Scotland1–60British Home Championship

Powell also played in the first match against a touring Canadian XI in September 1891.[7]

Honours
Oswestry White Stars

References
  1. Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. p. 167. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
  2. "Welsh Cup Final (14 April 1884)". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. "Welsh Cup Final (March 1885)". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  4. "Wales 1 Scotland 8 (23 March 1885)". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. Samuel, Bill (2009). The Complete Wales FC 1876–2008. Soccer Books. pp. 8–11. ISBN 978-1-86223-176-4.
  6. Wales score first
  7. Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. p. 224.
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