Richie Powling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Barking, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1981 | Arsenal | 55 | (3) |
| – | Barnet | ||
| – | Grays Athletic | ||
| National team | |||
| 1973–1974 | England youth | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984–19?? | Tiptree United | ||
| Harwich & Parkeston | |||
| 1992–1997 | Sudbury Town | ||
| 1999 | Braintree Town | ||
| 2002–2003 | Clacton Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Richie Powling (born 21 May 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and who later became a manager.
Born in Barking, Powling began his career at Arsenal, signing on apprentice terms in September 1971. A regular for the club's reserve teams while still just fifteen, he turned professional in July 1973. He made his first-team debut in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Queens Park Rangers on 27 October 1973, but only played once more that season; he went on to win three England youth caps during the 1973–74 season.
A bit-part player during 1974–75, making only nine appearances, in the 1975–76 season he established himself in the first team, playing 29 matches and scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw at Coventry City's Highfield Road. However, following the arrival of a new manager, Terry Neill, and two new defenders (Pat Howard and Willie Young), as well as a series of injuries, he lost his regular place in the first team, playing just 11 times in 1976–77.
After appearing against Nottingham Forest in September 1977, he suffered an ankle injury, then knee damage, causing him to miss the rest of the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. He made a comeback in the reserves at the end of 1979–80 but never fully recovered and never played for the first team again. In total he played 59 times for Arsenal, scoring three times. He left the club in 1981, signing for non-League Barnet and went on to play for Grays Athletic before retiring.
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