Harry Powell (footballer)

Henry Powell (22 July 1878 – 8 June 1930) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Harry Powell
Personal information
Full name Henry Charles Powell
Date of birth (1878-07-22)22 July 1878
Place of birth Malvern, Victoria
Date of death 8 June 1930(1930-06-08) (aged 51)
Place of death St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Fitzroy Crescent
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901–02 Carlton 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Powell was killed in an accident at Croxton railway station in 1930, when he was crushed after falling between the train and the platform.[2]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 674. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. "MAN CRUSHED BY TRAIN". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 June 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 21 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.


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