John Poole (footballer, born 1892)

John Poole
Personal information
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)
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Sutton United (Notts)
1914–1919	Nottingham Forest
1919–1924	Sunderland
1924–1930	Bradford City
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)

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.

Career[]

Poole played for Sutton United (Notts) and 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]

Managerial career[]

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

References[]

^ Tom Tiddler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Sunderland". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
^ "Player details: John Poole". The Statcat. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 405. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.

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[1] Tom Tiddler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Sunderland". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.

[2] "Player details: John Poole". The Statcat. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[3] Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 405. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

[Joyce-4] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[blades_whos_who-5] Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.

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