Joe Powell (footballer, born 1870)

Joe Powell
Personal information
Full name Joseph Joshua Powell[1]
Date of birth 1870
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death (aged 26)
Place of death Plumstead, London, England
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
South Staffordshire Regiment
1892–1896 Woolwich Arsenal 86 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Joshua Powell (1870 – 29 November 1896) was an English footballer who was captain of Woolwich Arsenal in their first season of League football. He is one of the few footballers to die as a result of an injury incurred while playing.

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