| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivor Verdun Powell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1916[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bargoed, Wales[1] | ||
| Date of death | 6 November 2012 (aged 96)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bargoed Thursdays | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Barnet | |||
| 1937–1948 | Queens Park Rangers | 110 | (2) |
| 1948–1951 | Aston Villa | 79 | (5) |
| 1951 | Port Vale | 6 | (0) |
| 1951–1952 | Barry Town | 13 | (4) |
| 1952–1954 | Bradford City | 83 | (9) |
| Total | 291+ | (20+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1946–1950 | Wales | 8 | (0) |
| Wales Wartime | 4 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1951 | Port Vale | ||
| 1952–1955 | Bradford City | ||
| 1960–1963 | Carlisle United | ||
| 1964–1967 | Bath City | ||
| 1968 | PAOK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivor Verdun Powell, MBE (5 July 1916 – 6 November 2012) was a Welsh football player and manager. He won eight caps for Wales.
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 he 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. Ivor was the father of Barry Powell.[3]