Paul Ince of Notts County and Chris Powell of Charlton are the only black bosses currently at league clubs.

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But Chris Powell's men have three games in hand over sixth-placed MK Dons.

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Professional Footballers' Association chairman Chris Powell, who is also player-coach at Charlton, joins Ferdinand as the only other current player on the list.

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But, despite Grant Basey driving in a third just after half-time and veteran Chris Powell adding a fourth, Coventry survived thanks to results elsewhere.

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For relegated Watford , Jordan Stewart is chosen ahead of Chris Powell at left-back, with Will Hoskins preferred to Darius Henderson in attack and Adrian Mariappa to Cedric Avinel in defence.

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"If we get more players like Chris Powell who are prepared to go for it and not expect a top job, that's what we need to try and encourage, " he added.

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His England colleague Chris Tremlett skied to mid-on and after Powell spooned a simple catch, Plunkett had the distinction of clinching Durham's first trophy in 16 years as a first-class county when he shattered Shane Warne's stumps with a yorker.

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Joining them are a number of trialists including former Barcelona B striker Gordon Maric, ex-Tottenham youngsters Troy Powell, Nick Chrysanthou and Takura Mtandari and 20-year-old forward Chris Craig, who is out of contract at Rangers.

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