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Glenn Poole

Glenn Poole

English football player and coach

Glenn Stephen Poole (born 3 February 1981) is an English footballer and player-coach for Grays Athletic in the Isthmian League North Division.

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Career

Poole, a left winger who can also play in central midfield, started his career as a junior at Tottenham Hotspur. He was not offered a professional deal at White Hart Lane and after being released he joined Yeovil Town. Poole failed to establish himself at Huish Park and, after a loan spell at Bath City, he dropped further down inton non-League to sign for Ford United (who went on to change their name to Redbridge). His impressive goalscoring record at Ford (averaging over one goal every three games from midfield) caught the attention of Conference South side Thurrock whom he signed for in July 2004. After a season at Thurrock, he then moved to their local rivals Grays Athletic, in 2005. Poole played 75 league games for Grays, scoring 19 goals in the process. He also scored one of the goals as Grays won the 2005–06 FA Trophy Final.[2]

Poole was signed by new Brentford manager Terry Butcher on 19 May 2007 on a free transfer in a two-year deal. Brentford beat off competition from several other clubs for Poole's signature. He had a very successful first season, ending as Brentford's top goalscorer, despite playing in midfield. In addition, his volley against Wycombe Wanderers on Boxing day 2007 earned Poole the "Goal of the Season" award.[3]

His second season at Brentford was less successful, as he lost his place in the team to Sam Wood from December 2008.[3] Poole was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.[3]

On 12 January 2010, Poole signed for AFC Wimbledon until the end of the 2009–10 season.[4] He was released by AFC Wimbledon at the end of the season. He signed for League Two club Barnet on 14 June 2010 and scored on his debut at Chesterfield on the opening day of the season.[5] Poole was released by Barnet on 31 January 2011,[6] and subsequently joined Conference South club Braintree Town on 3 February 2011. However, he left the club on 30 June after, turning down a new contract offer,[7] and rejoined Thurrock for the start of the 2011–12 season.

He signed for Billericay Town in December 2011.[8] Here he claimed another trophy as Billericay won the Isthmian League Premier Division that season. He had a more central role for the club in midfield. He scored six goals in 22 appearances in the 2011–12 season for Billericay Town. In the 2013–14 campaign, after the transfer of Rob Swaine to Bromley, Poole became the captain of Billericay. He left Billericay in the summer of 2015 and joined local rivals Canvey Island,[9] making 30 appearances in all competitions before leaving in December 2015.

Career statistics

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  1. 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Somerset Premier Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Conference League Cup
  2. 4 appearances and 1 goal in Conference League Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  3. Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  4. 7 appearances and 5 goals in FA Trophy, 3 appearances and 2 goals in Essex Senior Cup
  5. Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  7. 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Essex Senior Cup
  8. 1 appearance and 2 goals in Surrey Senior Cup, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
  9. 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Essex Senior Cup

Honours

Grays Athletic
Brentford
Billericay Town

References

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    Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
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    "Grays beat Cards to retain Trophy". BBC. 14 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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    "History Boys: Glenn Poole". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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    "AFC Wimbledon secure Glenn Poole move". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Chesterfield 2–1 Barnet". BBC News. 7 August 2010.
  6. [6]
    "Barnet – News – Latest News – Latest News – POOLE'S CONTRACT TERMINATED". 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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    "Midfielder Glenn Poole leaves Braintree Town". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  8. [8]
    "New signing – Glen Poole". Billericay Town F.C. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  9. [9]
    "Glenn Poole Signs For The Gulls!". Canvey Island FC. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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    "Yeovil Town : Glenn Poole Profile". www.ciderspace.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "Statistics: Grays Athletic". www.graysath-online.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "Games played by Glenn Poole in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "Games played by Glenn Poole in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "Games played by Glenn Poole in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "AFC Wimbledon | Player Profile | Glenn Poole". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "Games played by Glenn Poole in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "ALL COMPETITIONS : Player's Appearances – Poole Glenn Stephen". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "Billericay Town | Appearances | Glenn Poole | 2012–2013 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "Canvey Island | Appearances | Glenn Poole | 2015–2016 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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    "Statistics: Grays Athletic". www.graysath-online.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  21. [21]
    Billericay Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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