Ok I've just had a look through my complete record book so here's the story I think...
A couple of months into the 68-69 season we must have decided to go on a bit of a spending spree because within a few weeks we signed Powell, Eddie Colquhoun and John Tudor. What would we give for 3 signings like that now?
Dave Powell actually replaced Barry Wagstaff at left half (CB) and Eddie C replaced Ken Mallender at Centre Half around the same time. Neither Barry Wagstaff nor Mallendar were good enough TBH
Tudor replaced Mick Hill who'd held the CF position since Mick Jones was sold. All 3 were massive upgrades so credit to our scouting team back then. Around the same time, Ted Hemsley replaced David Munks at right half, something I'd completely forgotten about and so for the rest of that season, our defence was usually as below and as I've already mentioned, Dave Powell won player of the year this season.
Hodgy GK
Badger RB
Hemsley RH (DM in the modern game)
Eddie CH (CB)
Powell LH (CB in the modern game)
Bernard Shaw LB
The following season Hemsley was injured early on and we'd also sold Bernard Shaw so Frank Barlow took the number 4 RH shirt and Mick Heaton played LB. Ted settled into his normal LB role when be returned after injury. Dave Powell had another great season playing alongside Eddie as the more defensive wing half and we finished 6th.
The following season was of course our promotion season and although Dave wore the number 4 shirt, he continued to play superbly in his usual position alongside Eddie at centre back until as
@Mahatmafoot said he got badly injured at QPR with a couple of months to go. John Flynn replaced him for the last 9 games, John Hope had by then taken over from Hodgy and Trevor Hockey had replaced Barnwell at number 6 as DM, the rest as they say is history. Dave was out for over a year and was eventually released in 1972. He played a few games for Cardiff City but was never the same player.
RIP Dave. You were a pleasure to watch mate.