Alan Power

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

Alan Power

Power in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Alan Thomas Daniel Power[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-23) 23 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Drimnagh, Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
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)
2023–2024	Greenock Morton	33	(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 as of 14:37, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

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 one-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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	2007–08[16]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
Grays Athletic (loan)	2007–08[16]	Conference Premier	5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
Hartlepool United	2008–09[17]	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2009–10[18]		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Rushden & Diamonds	2010–11[19]	Conference Premier	41	3	2	0	—		2[b]	0	45	3
Lincoln City	2011–12[20]	Conference Premier	42	4	2	0	—		3[b]	0	47	4
	2012–13[21]		37	8	5	3	—		1[b]	1	43	12
	2013–14[22]		38	3	4	0	—		1[b]	3	43	6
	2014–15[23]		37	7	3	0	—		1[b]	0	41	7
	2015–16[24]		38	3	3	0	—		1[b]	0	42	3
	2016–17[25]		30	2	9	2	—		6[b]	0	45	4
	Total		222	27	26	5	0	0	13	4	261	36
Kilmarnock	2017–18[26]	Scottish Premiership	24	0	3	0	4	0	—		31	0
	2018–19[27]		36	1	3	0	5	0	—		44	1
	2019–20[28]		28	0	3	0	2	0	2[c]	0	35	0
	2020–21[29]		30	1	3	0	1	0	—		34	1
	Total		118	2	12	0	12	0	2	0	144	2
Career total			392	33	40	5	12	0	18	4	462	42

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League