Andrew John Poole (born 6 July 1960) is an English former
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper. He spent four years at
Northampton Town between 1978 and 1982 before entering the
non-League scene after unsuccessful spells with
Wolverhampton Wanderers and
Port Vale.
Career
Poole played for
Mansfield Town, before signing with
Northampton Town in 1978. Under
Mike Keen's stewardship, the "Cobblers" finished 19th in the
Fourth Division
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in
1978–79, two places and two points above the re-election zone. They rose to 13th in
1979–80 under new boss
Clive Walker, and Poole was voted as the club's Player of the Year. However, after
Bill Dodgin took over at the
County Ground, Northampton finished 10th in
1980–81, before dropping to third-from-bottom of the
English Football League in
1981–82, and having to seek re-election. Poole started the
1982–83 season with
Wolverhampton Wanderers, before he joined
Port Vale in March 1983.
His debut came in a 1–1 draw with local rivals
Crewe Alexandra at
Vale Park on 5 March, but after just one more match he had his
contract cancelled that same month.
Both Wolves and the "Valiants" went on to win
promotion out of the
Second Division and Fourth Division respectively in
1982–83.
He moved on to
Gillingham,
Nuneaton Borough
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,
Coventry Sporting,
Worcester City,
Buckingham Town,
Kettering Town
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and finally
Brackley Town
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History
Established in 1890, the club sp ...
; where he served as
player-manager.
Career statistics
Source:
Honours
Individual
*
Northampton Town F.C. Player of the Year:
1979–80
References
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1960 births
Living people
Footballers from Chesterfield
English men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
Nuneaton Borough F.C. players
Coventry Sporting F.C. players
Worcester City F.C. players
Buckingham Town F.C. players
Kettering Town F.C. players
Brackley Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Men's association football player-managers
English football managers