Max Power (footballer)

Max Power
Personal information
Full name Max McAuley Power
Date of birth (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993[1]
Place of birth Birkenhead, England[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2011 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Tranmere Rovers 108 (12)
2015– Wigan Athletic 54 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2016.


Max McAuley Power (born 27 July 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wigan Athletic.

He began his career at Tranmere Rovers, making 126 appearances and scoring 19 goals in all competitions across four seasons.

Playing career

Tranmere Rovers

Early career

Born in Birkenhead, Wirral, Power joined local Tranmere Rovers' youth set-up at the age of eight and captained the club at every age group including the first team.[1] He chose to join the team instead of signing for Liverpool.[3] After impressing in the Tranmere Rovers Reserve team he was awarded a professional contract in May 2011.[4] Manager Les Parry was confident Power had a bright future in the game, but warned the youngster about his aggression.[5] He compared him to Joss Labadie, another young and talented Rovers midfielder with a reputation as a hothead.[6]

2011–12 season

Power made his first team debut in the Football League Trophy clash with Port Vale on 30 August 2011; he replaced Andy Robinson on 66 minutes before he went on to score a penalty in the penalty shootout victory.[7] On 10 September he made his League One debut, starting in a 0–2 defeat away to Huddersfield Town and making way for Labadie after 77 minutes.[8] He ended his first season with four league appearances and two in the Football League Trophy.

2012–13 season

Power scored his first goal for the club on 13 November 2012, concluding a 3–0 win against Braintree Town in the FA Cup first round after coming on for James Wallace.[9] He scored his first league goal for the club on 26 December, as they came from behind to win 2–1 against Crewe Alexandra at Prenton Park.[10] On 23 February 2013, he scored his second league goal in a 5–1 win away to Colchester United.[11] On 4 March, he extended his contract, keeping him at the club until June 2015.[12] Five days later, he scored his last goal of the season, the only one to win a home match against Oldham Athletic.[13]

2013–14 season

In the following season, Power scored his first goal on 15 March 2014, equalising in the 15th minute of an eventual 1–2 home defeat by Swindon Town.[14] His only other goal of the campaign was on 12 April, opening a 2–1 home win over Shrewsbury Town;[15] both teams were relegated at the end of the season.

2014–15 season

On 7 October 2014, Power opened the scoring as Tranmere drew 1–1 at home against Carlisle United in the Football League Trophy second round, advancing via a penalty shootout.[16] He scored the only goal in the FA Cup first round against Bristol Rovers on 8 November, converting a penalty after handball by Mark McChrystal.[17] Three days later, he equalised as Tranmere came from behind to win 2–1 at Bury in the quarter-finals of the Football League Trophy.[18]

He opened the scoring in the semi-finals on 9 December, a 2–2 draw against Walsall, and scored in the shootout although his team were knocked out.[19] A week later, Power concluded a 2–1 comeback to defeat Oxford United in an FA Cup second round replay.[20] He again netted in the third round on 3 January 2015, albeit in a 2–6 defeat to Premier League club Swansea City.[21] On his 100th league appearance for Tranmere, he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win away to Cambridge United on 17 March.[22] Tranmere needed to win away at Plymouth Argyle on 25 April to retain their place in The Football League, but Power fouled Dominic Blizzard to concede a penalty which Reuben Reid scored. He equalised from the edge of the penalty area, but his team lost 2–3, and thus were relegated to the Conference, ending a 94-year tenure in the league.[23]

Wigan Athletic

On 3 July 2015, Power signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year contract.[24] He scored a free-kick in the club's first pre-season match, a 2–1 win against Queen of the South in La Manga.[25] On 9 August he played the full 90 minutes as Wigan began the League One season with a 2–0 defeat to Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena.[26] On 26 September, he scored his first goal for Wigan in a 1–1 draw at Oldham Athletic, opening the scoring from 30 yards.[27] He scored again on 17 October, finding the net with another long-range shot in the eleventh minute of an eventual 5–0 rout of Colchester United at the DW Stadium.[28] Three days later, he netted an 82nd-minute winner in a 3–2 triumph away to Peterborough United.[29] On the following 7 January, Power equalised as Wigan came from a 0–2 disadvantage with 26 minutes to play, to defeat Gillingham 3–2.[30]

Personal life

Power attended Wirral Grammar School for Boys, and is named after his parents' pet labrador.[3] He used to sell Mars Bars on the school yard when unhealthy food was banned from it, according to one of his childhood friends.[3] He once feared that he was named after Homer Simpson's alter ego in The Simpsons episode "Homer to the Max", before discovering that the episode aired when he was six years old.[3] He has also posed for a motoring magazine which shares his name.[3] Power has a son, Max, Jr.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 November 2015.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2011–12[31] League One 4000002060
2012–13[32] 273311010324
2013–14[33] 332002010362
2014–15[34] League Two 4574310335313
Total 1091274407312719
Wigan Athletic 2015–16[35] League One 346101020386
Career total 1431884508316525
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Name:Max Power". tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jones, Simon (2 January 2015). "Max Power charged up for Swansea clash as Celtic, Rangers and Burnley continue to track Tranmere midfielder". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tranmere Offer Pair Professional Contracts". tranmererovers.co.uk. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Parry on Power". tranmererovers.co.uk. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers new professional Max Power told to improve discipline". Liverpool Daily Post. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Rovers spot on". Sky Sports. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Terriers extend impressive run". Sky Sports. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Braintree Town 0–3 Tranmere" BBC Sport. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tranmere 2–1 Crewe" BBC Sport. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Colchester 1–5 Tranmere" BBC Sport. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Max Power: Tranmere Rovers midfielder extends contract" BBC Sport. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Tranmere 1–0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Tranmere 1–2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Tranmere 2–1 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Davies sends Tranmere through". Sky Sports. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Tranmere 1–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tranmere fight back rocks Bury". Sky Sports. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Walsall book JPT area final spot". Sky Sports. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Tranmere 2–1 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Tranmere 2–6 Swansea". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Max Power: Tranmere Rovers have 'nine cup finals' left". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  23. ↑ Moreton, Nick (25 April 2015). "Plymouth 3 Tranmere 2: Defeat ends Rovers' 94-year stay in the Football League". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Max Power: Wigan Athletic sign Tranmere Rovers midfielder" BBC Sport. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "Wigan Athletic win 2-1 against Queen of the South" Wigan Athletic F.C. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  26. ↑ "Coventry 2-0 Wigan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "Oldham 1-1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "Wigan 5-0 Colchester: Colchester waylaid by five-star Wigan". Sky Sports. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  29. ↑ "Peterborough 2-3 Wigan". BBC Sport. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  30. ↑ "Wigan 3-2 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Max Power in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Max Power in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Max Power in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Max Power in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Max Power in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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