Neville Powell is a Welsh

Welsh people

The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

 football manager

Football Manager

Football Manager is a series of football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager; however, following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, Sports Interactive...

 and former professional player, currently managing Welsh Premier League side Bangor City

Bangor City F.C.

Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....

Career

Powell began his playing career at Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

, making a goalscoring debut for the club at the age of 17 on 1 March 1981 in a match against Torquay United

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

. He left the club in 1984 having made 86 appearances for the Prenton Park

Prenton Park

Prenton Park is an association football stadium in Birkenhead, England. It is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers F.C. The club moved to the current Prenton Park in 1912. The ground has had several rebuilds, with the most recent occurring in 1995 in response to the requirement of the Taylor Report...

 club, scoring 4 goals. He went on to spend eight years with Bangor City

Bangor City F.C.

Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....

, playing for the club in the first season of the Welsh Premier League.

In 1993, he took over as player-manager of Conah's Quay Nomads

Connah's Quay Nomads F.C.

Gap Connah's Quay F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.gap Connah's Quay, formerly known as Connah's Quay Nomads FC, was the subject of a takeover from Welsh independent recruitment firm 'gap personnel' in June 2008....

, where his playing career came to and end following a broken leg sustained during a game against Llansantffraid

The New Saints F.C.

The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League...

 on the opening day of the 1996-97 season. After 14 years in charge at Connah's Quay, Powell took over as manager of Bangor City in 2007, replacing Steve Bleasdale

Steve Bleasdale

Steve Bleasdale is a Liverpool-born football coach. He has managed Bangor City, Leigh Genesis and Football League side Peterborough United and twice been assistant manager at Chester City.-Early years:...

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Bangor under Neville Powell have been very successful, beating F.C. Honka in the Europa League 3-2 on aggregate in July 2010, also winning the Welsh Cup for 3 consecutive years (2008–2010) and winning the Welsh Premier League in the 2010-2011 season after starting the season with 15 consecutive wins, a run which was acknowledged across Europe.

Player

Bangor City

• Northern Premier League
  Northern Premier League
  The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
  
  
• Runners-up: 1986–87
• Welsh Cup
  Welsh Cup
  The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...
  
  
• Finalists:1984–85
• Northern Premier League President's Cup
  Northern Premier League President's Cup
  The Northern Premier League President's Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Northern Premier League.Teams from both of the Northern Premier League Division One leagues take part in the tournament, with teams that played in the preliminary round of the Northern Premier League...
  
   (1)
• Winners: 1989

Connah's Quay Nomads

• Welsh League Cup
  Welsh League Cup
  The Welsh League Cup is a cup competition in Welsh football organised by the Welsh Premier League...
  
   (1)
• Winners:1995–96

Managerial

Connah's Quay Nomads (1993–2007)

• Welsh League Cup
  Welsh League Cup
  The Welsh League Cup is a cup competition in Welsh football organised by the Welsh Premier League...
  
   (1)
• Winners:1995–96

Bangor City (2007–Present)

• Welsh Premier League (1)
• Winners:2010-11
• Welsh Cup
  Welsh Cup
  The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...
  
   (3)
• Winners:2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
  2009–10 Welsh Cup
  The 2009–10 FAW Welsh Cup was the 123 edition of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales, excluding those who play in the English League System. The 2009–10 tournament commenced on August 14, 2009 and concluded at Parc y Scarlets on May 1, 2010. Bangor City won the...
  
  
• Finalists:2010–11
  2010–11 Welsh Cup
  The 2010–11 FAW Welsh Cup was the 124th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales, excluding those who play in the English League System. The 2010–11 tournament commenced on August 14, 2010, and ran until the final in May 2011...
  
  
• Welsh League Cup
  Welsh League Cup
  The Welsh League Cup is a cup competition in Welsh football organised by the Welsh Premier League...
  
  
• Finalists:2008–09
  2008–09 Welsh League Cup
  The 2008–09 Welsh League Cup season was won by The New Saints, beating Bangor City in the final. It was the third victory for The New Saints in the competition, and the fifth appearance by Bangor City in the final. The final took place at Latham Park, in Newtown, Wales...
  
  

As a player

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Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

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Football League Fourth Division

The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...

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Bangor City F.C.

Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....

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Northern Premier League

The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...

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Northern Premier League Premier Division

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Bangor City F.C.

Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....

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Connah's Quay Nomads F.C.

Gap Connah's Quay F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.gap Connah's Quay, formerly known as Connah's Quay Nomads FC, was the subject of a takeover from Welsh independent recruitment firm 'gap personnel' in June 2008....

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As a manager

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %
Connah's Quay Nomads Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. Gap Connah's Quay F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance.gap Connah's Quay, formerly known as Connah's Quay Nomads FC, was the subject of a takeover from Welsh independent recruitment firm 'gap personnel' in June 2008....		May 1993	9 May 2007
Bangor City Bangor City F.C. Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....		9 May 2007	Present
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External links

• Welsh Premier profile