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 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Centre Half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?	Sutton United
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). † Appearances (goals)

John 'Jack' 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.

Career

John Poole was originally signed from Sutton United by Nottingham Forest but failed to break into the first team. With the outbreak of World War I he began appearing as a guest player for Sheffield United.^[3] After the war he signed for Sunderland where he made his Football League début before finishing his playing career at Bradford City.

Managerial career

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

References

1. John Poole's careers stats
2. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 405. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
3. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.