Career
He scored for the Toffees against City at Maine Road on Saturday 29 November 1986 but refused to celebrate because he loved City so much. During his time at Maine Road he also earned one cap for the England "B" team He was named player of the year for the team in both the 1980-1981 season and in the 1984-1985 season.
He led City out at Wembley three times but never appeared in a winning team
He scored in all bar two of the rounds in the competition that season, the fifth round match against Peterborough United and the Wembley games against Spurs being the two. His 100th minute free-kick against Ipswich Town at Villa Park was, in Power"s own words, the most important goal he ever scored for the Citizens.
In the 1984-1985 season, he led City to promotion in style under Billy McNeill thrashing Charlton Athletic 5-1 at Maine Road on Saturday 11 May 1985. He finished his career on a high after signing for Everton in June 1986 for a fee of £65,000.
His first team chances were more limited in the 1987-1988 season when Everton finished fourth under new manager Colin Harvey after the departure of Howard Kendall to Atletico Bilbao, and at the end of the season he retired to join the club"s coaching staff
However, he was axed by the club in November 1990 when Howard Kendall took over as manager for the second time. He is now involved with the academy at Manchester City.