John Poole (footballer, born 1892)

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
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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 and Bradford City, who later became a trainer of the latter. He was born in Codnor. After retiring from playing he had a lengthy spell as manager of Mansfield Town.

Career

Poole played for Sutton United (Notts) and Sutton Junction before signing for Nottingham Forest, but he failed to break into their first team. With the outbreak of World War I he began appearing as a guest player for Sheffield United. 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.