{"id":1014360,"date":"2026-06-09T02:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1014360\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T02:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:02:26","slug":"yeovil-bring-in-midfielder-powell-on-two-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1014360\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeovil bring in midfielder Powell on two-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:BBC;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"BBC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"195\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2023-07\/9188fa80-1cd1-11ee-adeb-4290b12541e6.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mon, June 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Johl Powell\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"976\" height=\"548\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_bbc_articles_618\/f3703dca0cd4f487de0e64eeda0564a6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Johl Powell is the second Walton &amp; Hersham player to join Yeovil this summer<\/p>\n<p>Yeovil Town have signed midfielder Johl Powell from Southern Premier Division title winners Walton &amp; Hersham on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old midfielder scored 21 goals in 39 league appearances last season as he helped the Swans win the Southern Premier South title.<\/p>\n<p>He is the second player to move to Huish Park from Walton &amp; Hersham since Yeovil boss Billy Rowley was <a data-ylk=\"slk:accused of trying to poach his ex-club&#039;s players.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/c9q3nw348x7o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">accused of trying to poach his ex-club&#8217;s players.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Glovers <a data-ylk=\"slk:signed winger Mason Obeng last month;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cgjpewe5w57o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">signed winger Mason Obeng last month<\/a> from the Swans.<\/p>\n<p>Powell had spells with Millwall and Charlton Athletic&#8217;s academies and made his senior debut for the Addicks in the EFL Trophy in November 2020.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Charlton, he went on to Dulwich Hamlet, Tonbridge Angels and Dover Athletic before moving to Walton in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mon, June 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM UTC Johl Powell is the second Walton &amp; 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