Darren Powell

Date of birth10 March 1976
Place of birthHammersmith
NationalityEnglish
Weight83 kg
Height1.91 m
PositionDefender/Centre back

Brentford's huge central defender missed the first half of 2000-01 due to hamstring and pelvic problems and it was not until the New Year that he returned to the first-team squad.

Darren soon settled down to become a valuable figure in the Bees' back line, once again proving a difficult player for opposing strikers to beat.

He won a runners-up medal in the LDV Vans Trophy after appearing against Port Vale in the Final in April.

Darren joined London rivals Crystal Palace in August 2002 for an initial £500,000 fee.

A further £250,000 would be paid depending on appearances.

Darren joined Derby County in November 2008 with a two month contract.

He returned to Brentford in March 2009 with a two-month contract.

Darren joined Milton Keynes Dons in August 2009 with a one-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Hampton and Richmond Borough 01 Jul 1997 27 Jul 1998
Brentford 27 Jul 1998 08 Aug 2002
Crystal Palace 08 Aug 2002 30 Jun 2005
West Ham United 19 Nov 2004 19 Dec 2004 L
Southampton 04 Jul 2005 30 Jun 2008
Derby County 21 Nov 2008 21 Jan 2009
Leeds United 09 Mar 2009 13 Mar 2009 T
Brentford 21 Mar 2009 23 May 2009
Milton Keynes Dons 07 Aug 2009 30 Jun 2010

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Brentford League Cup 3
2000-01 Brentford LDV Vans Trophy 4
1
1
2000-01 Brentford League Division 2 18
1
3
1
2001-02 Brentford FA Cup 2
1
2001-02 Brentford League Cup 2
1
2001-02 Brentford League Division 2 41
1
7
2001-02 Brentford League Division 2 Play-Offs 3
1
1
2002-03 Crystal Palace FA Cup 2
2002-03 Crystal Palace League Cup 5
1
2002-03 Crystal Palace League Division 1 39
1
12
2003-04 Crystal Palace League Cup 2
2003-04 Crystal Palace League Division 1 10
1
2003-04 Crystal Palace League Division 1 Play-Offs
3
1
2004-05 Crystal Palace FA Cup 1
2004-05 Crystal Palace League Cup 2
1
2004-05 Crystal Palace Premier League 4
2
1
2004-05 West Ham United League Championship 5
1
1
2005-06 Southampton FA Cup 1
2005-06 Southampton League Championship 24
1
1
7
2006-07 Southampton FA Cup 2
1
2006-07 Southampton League Championship 8
2
2007-08 Southampton FA Cup 3
2007-08 Southampton League Championship 10
1
2
2008-09 Brentford League Two 3
1
1
1
2008-09 Derby County FA Cup
1
2008-09 Derby County League Championship 5
1
1
2008-09 Derby County League Cup 1
1
2009-10 Milton Keynes Dons FA Cup 2
2009-10 Milton Keynes Dons Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
1
2009-10 Milton Keynes Dons League Cup
1
2009-10 Milton Keynes Dons League One 19
5
8


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 Aug 2005 Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Championship
09 Aug 2005 Luton Town v Southampton L 3-2 League Championship
13 Aug 2005 Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton W 0-1 League Championship
20 Aug 2005 Southampton v Norwich City W 1-0 League Championship
27 Aug 2005 Southampton v Crewe Alexandra W 2-0 League Championship
29 Aug 2005 Coventry City v Southampton D 1-1 League Championship
10 Sep 2005 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
13 Sep 2005 Ipswich Town v Southampton D 2-2 League Championship
18 Sep 2005 Derby County v Southampton D 2-2 League Championship
24 Sep 2005 Southampton v Plymouth Argyle D 0-0 League Championship
28 Sep 2005 Southampton v Reading D 0-0 League Championship
01 Oct 2005 Preston North End v Southampton D 1-1 League Championship
22 Nov 2005 Hull City v Southampton D 1-1 League Championship
26 Nov 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton D 0-0 League Championship
03 Dec 2005 Southampton v Burnley D 1-1 League Championship
11 Dec 2005 Southampton v Luton Town W 1-0 League Championship
17 Dec 2005 Norwich City v Southampton L 3-1 League Championship
28 Dec 2005 Southampton v Sheffield United L 0-1 League Championship
14 Jan 2006 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton L 1-0 League Championship
21 Jan 2006 Southampton v Ipswich Town L 0-2 League Championship
10 Feb 2006 Reading v Southampton L 2-0 League Championship
15 Feb 2006 Southampton v Preston North End D 0-0 League Championship
18 Feb 2006 Newcastle United v Southampton L 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
08 Apr 2006 Brighton and Hove Albion v Southampton W 0-2 League Championship
15 Apr 2006 Stoke City v Southampton W 1-2 League Championship
17 Apr 2006 Southampton v Millwall W 2-0 League Championship
06 Jan 2007 Torquay United v Southampton W 0-2 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 2007 Southampton v Burnley D 0-0 League Championship
20 Jan 2007 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton W 0-2 League Championship
28 Jan 2007 Manchester City v Southampton L 3-1 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 2007 Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 League Championship
10 Mar 2007 Stoke City v Southampton L 2-1 League Championship
13 Mar 2007 Southampton v Cardiff City D 2-2 League Championship
31 Mar 2007 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton W 0-6 League Championship
07 Apr 2007 Luton Town v Southampton W 0-2 League Championship
14 Apr 2007 Birmingham City v Southampton L 2-1 League Championship
25 Aug 2007 Southampton v Stoke City W 3-2 League Championship
29 Dec 2007 Barnsley v Southampton D 2-2 League Championship
05 Jan 2008 Southampton v Leicester City W 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
19 Jan 2008 Plymouth Argyle v Southampton D 1-1 League Championship
26 Jan 2008 Southampton v Bury W 2-0 FA Cup 4th round
02 Feb 2008 Crystal Palace v Southampton D 1-1 League Championship
09 Feb 2008 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers L 2-3 League Championship
12 Feb 2008 Stoke City v Southampton L 3-2 League Championship
16 Feb 2008 Bristol Rovers v Southampton L 1-0 FA Cup 5th round
19 Feb 2008 Southampton v Plymouth Argyle L 0-2 League Championship
15 Mar 2008 Hull City v Southampton L 5-0 League Championship
22 Mar 2008 Southampton v Coventry City D 0-0 League Championship
04 May 2008 Southampton v Sheffield United W 3-2 League Championship


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.