Education
Powell was brought up in Sheffield where he attended King Edward VII School from 1952 to 1959.
Powell was brought up in Sheffield where he attended King Edward VII School from 1952 to 1959.
He played in both the football and cricket First XIs. Powell was an amateur football player. 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 Sutton United and Wycombe Wanderers, later managing both clubs, and represented both England Amateurs (51 caps) and the Great Britain Olympic team
In the 1968-1969 season he broke his legal He became a coach for The FA and later at Spurs at youth level
He coached the England Under-18 side to the 1993 Union of European Football Associations European Under-18 Football Championship. The team included Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, Sol Campbell and Robbie Fowler.
He was also a member of the British national side which failed to qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics.