Michael David Poole (born 23 April 1955) is an English retired football

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

who played professionally in

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, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Poole began his career with Rochdale A.F.C. In 1974, the team sent the nineteen-year-old Poole on loan with the

Denver Dynamos The Denver Dynamos were a soccer team based in Denver that played in the NASL from 1974 to 1975. Their home field was Mile High Stadium. After the 1975 season, they moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Kicks. History Between the 1973 and ...

of the North American Soccer League. In 1977, they Rochdale loaned him to the Portland Timbers of the NASL before selling him to the Timbers in 1978. Poole played for the Timbers from 1978 to 1980. In the fall of 1979, he joined the

Houston Summit Houston Summit were a professional indoor soccer team that operated from 1978 to 1980. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1980, the franchise was moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Blast. Their roster mainly include ...

of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1980, the NASL ran an indoor season and Poole began the indoor season with the Timbers before moving to the

Baltimore Blast The Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The team is a part of the Major Arena Soccer League. The team has won 10 championships since it was founded in 1980. Beginning with ...

of the MISL for the end of the season. He returned to Rochdale in 1981.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poole, Mick 1955 births Living people Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players Denver Dynamos players English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Houston Summit players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Portland Timbers (1975–1982) players Rochdale A.F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States