Alan Power
Power in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alan Thomas Daniel Power[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-23) 23 January 1988
Place of birth Drimnagh Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Greenock Morton
Number 20
Youth career
Belvedere[2]
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Grays Athletic (loan) 5 (1)
2008–2010 Hartlepool United 6 (0)
2010–2011 Rushden & Diamonds 41 (3)
2011–2017 Lincoln City 222 (27)
2017–2021 Kilmarnock 118 (2)
2021–2022 St Mirren 34 (0)
2022–2023 Kilmarnock 35 (0)
2023– Greenock Morton 9 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Republic of Ireland U17 4 (0)
2006 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2006–2007 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (0)
2007 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:47, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Alan Thomas Daniel Power (born 23 January 1988) is an Irish footballer as a midfielder for Greenock Morton. He has previously played for Grays Athletic, Hartlepool United, Rushden & Diamonds, Lincoln City, St Mirren and Kilmarnock.

Club career

Born in Dublin, Power started his career with Nottingham Forest. Manager Colin Calderwood's named him as a substitute in several first team matches towards the end of the 2006–07 season. Power made his first full start against Peterborough United in the Football League Trophy on 4 September 2007.

Power signed for Grays Athletic on a three-month loan deal on 22 November 2007, he returned to Forest having played in five Conference National games and three FA Trophy games, scoring once.[3] He was recalled by Forest in February 2008.[4]

In June 2008, Power signed for League One outfit Hartlepool United and he made his league debut coming on as a substitute in the home defeat to Stockport County on 23 August 2008.

In June 2010 it was announced he would join Rushden & Diamonds on 1 July 2010 following the expiry of his Hartlepool contract.[5] He was released by Rushden in May 2011.[6][7]

Lincoln City

On 6 July 2011, Power signed a one-year contract with Lincoln City.[8] On 24 May 2013, Power signed a new two-year contract with the club.[9] Power was also named as club captain.[10] On 21 May 2015 he agreed a new two-year contract at Lincoln City keeping him at Sincil Bank until the 2016–17 season. Power left at the end of the 2016–17 season, being widely considered as a club legend by Lincoln fans due to his unwavering passion and loyalty.

Kilmarnock

On 24 June 2017, Power signed for Kilmarnock on a two-year contract.[11]

St Mirren

On 21 June 2021, Power signed for St Mirren.[12]

Kilmarnock (2nd stint)

In May 2022, Power returned to a newly promoted Kilmarnock side on a season-long deal.[13]

Greenock Morton

On 4 August 2023, Power signed for Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on a 1 year deal, shortly following his Kilmarnock exit. [14]

International career

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level and was called into the Irish Under-21 squad in October 2007.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 May 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2007–08[16] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Grays Athletic (loan) 2007–08[16] Conference Premier 5100—0051
Hartlepool United 2008–09[17] League One 4000000040
2009–10[18] 2000000020
Total 6000000060
Rushden & Diamonds 2010–11[19] Conference Premier 41320—2[lower-alpha 2]0453
Lincoln City 2011–12[20] Conference Premier 42420—3[lower-alpha 2]0474
2012–13[21] 37853—1[lower-alpha 2]14312
2013–14[22] 38340—1[lower-alpha 2]3436
2014–15[23] 37730—1[lower-alpha 2]0417
2015–16[24] 38330—1[lower-alpha 2]0423
2016–17[25] 30292—6[lower-alpha 2]0454
Total 222272650013426136
Kilmarnock 2017–18[26] Scottish Premiership 2403040—310
2018–19[27] 3613050—441
2019–20[28] 28030202[lower-alpha 3]0350
2020–21[29] 3013010—341
Total 1182120120201442
Career total 3923340512018446242
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "International Roll of Honour". belvederefc.com. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Player Signings". graysathletic.co.uk. Grays Athletic F.C. 22 November 2007. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
  4. ↑ "Power Back to Forest". graysathletic.co.uk. Grays Athletic F.C. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
  5. ↑ "Diamonds sign Alan Power". thediamondsfc.com. Rushden & Diamonds F.C. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "We Have The Power!". redimps.co.uk. Lincoln City F.C. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Alan Power". thediamondsfc.com. Rushden & Diamonds F.C. 17 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Lincoln City sign ex-Diamonds Alan Power and Sam Smith". BBC Sport. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "We've got the power". redimps.co.uk. Lincoln City F.C. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Alan Power: Lincoln City will benefit from consistency". BBC Sport. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kilmarnock: Daniel Higgins and Alan Power sign for Rugby Park outfit". BBC Sport. 24 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Alan Power signs for Saints". stmirren.com. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Alan Power agrees Killie return after St Mirren exit". Kilmarnock FC. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Reid, Gareth (4 August 2023). "Alan Power joins on one-year deal". Greenock Morton FC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ↑ Alan Power at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Alan Power in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Alan Power in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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