Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Smith Poole | ||
Date of birth | 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Codnor, England | ||
Date of death | 23 March 1967 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Whitwell, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
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) |
Managerial career | |||
1938–1944 | Mansfield Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 7 December 2011 (UTC) |
John Smith Poole (1892–1967) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland[2] and Bradford City, who later became a trainer of the latter. He was born in Codnor.[3] After retiring from playing he had a lengthy spell as manager of Mansfield Town.
Poole played for Sutton United (Notts) and Sutton Junction before signing for Nottingham Forest, but he failed to break into their first team.[4] With the outbreak of World War I he began appearing as a guest player for Sheffield United.[5] After the war he signed for Sunderland where he made his Football League début before finishing his playing career at Bradford City.[4]
After retiring from playing he became coach at Bradford before becoming manager of Mansfield Town.