Joe Powell, our first captain who died as a result of injuries on the pitch
Joseph Joshua Powell known as Joe was Woolwich Arsenal’s captain for their first ever league match in 1893 at the age of 23. He was born in 1870 and died on November 29, 1896 after playing against Small Heath just two weeks earlier. Joe was born in Bristol, and played initially for Walsall and the …
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