John Poole (footballer, born 1892)

John Smith Poole (1892–1967) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland[1] and Bradford City, who later became a trainer of the latter. He was born in Codnor.[2] After retiring from playing he had a lengthy spell as manager of Mansfield Town.

For the Port Vale goalkeeper, see John Poole (footballer, born 1932).

John Poole
Personal information
Full name John Smith Poole
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Codnor, England
Date of death 23 March 1967(1967-03-23) (aged 74)
Place of death Whitwell, England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sutton United (Notts)
Sutton Junction
1914–1919 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1919–1924 Sunderland 144 (1)
1924–1930 Bradford City 97 (0)
Teams managed
1938–1944 Mansfield Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Career

Poole played for Sutton United (Notts) and Sutton Junction before signing for Nottingham Forest, but he failed to break into their first team.[3] With the outbreak of World War I he began appearing as a guest player for Sheffield United.[4] After the war he signed for Sunderland where he made his Football League début before finishing his playing career at Bradford City.[3]

Managerial career

After retiring from playing he became coach at Bradford before becoming manager of Mansfield Town.

References
  1. "Player details: John Poole". The Statcat. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 405. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.


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