Glenn Poole

Glenn Poole
Poole playing for Billericay Town in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Glenn Stephen Poole[1]
Date of birth (1981-02-03) 3 February 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Barking, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grays Athletic
Youth career
1997–1999 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Yeovil Town 19 (0)
2001 → Bath City (loan) 1 (0)
2002–2004 Ford United 80 (33)
2004–2005 Thurrock 25 (12)
2005–2007 Grays Athletic 75 (19)
2007 → Rochdale (loan) 6 (0)
2007–2009 Brentford 71 (19)
2009 Grays Athletic 15 (2)
2010 AFC Wimbledon 17 (3)
2010–2011 Barnet 10 (1)
2011 Braintree Town 16 (3)
2011 Thurrock 17 (2)
2011–2015 Billericay Town 151 (30)
2015 Canvey Island 25 (2)
2015–2016 Billericay Town (2)
2016–2017 Thurrock 43 (4)
2017– Grays Athletic 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:28, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

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

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 into non-League football 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yeovil Town 1999–00[10] Conference 11 0 0 0 ― 5[a] 1 16 1
2000–01[10] 6 0 0 0 ― 8[b] 2 14 2
2001–02[10] 2 0 0 0 ― 1[c] 0 3 0
Total 19 0 0 0 ― 14 3 33 3
Grays Athletic 2005–06[11] Conference Premier 39 13 3 1 ― 10[d] 7 52 21
2006–07[11] 36 6 1 0 ― 5[e] 1 42 7
Total 75 19 4 1 ― 15 8 94 28
Rochdale (loan) 2006–07[12] League Two 6 0 ― ― ― 6 0
Brentford 2007–08[13] League Two 45 14 2 0 0 0 1[f] 0 48 14
2008–09[14] 26 5 1 0 1 0 2[f] 2 30 7
Total 71 19 3 0 1 0 3 2 78 21
Grays Athletic 2009–10[11] Conference Premier 15 2 1 0 ― 2[g] 0 18 2
AFC Wimbledon 2009–10[15] Conference Premier 17 3 ― ― 2[h] 2 19 5
Barnet 2010–11[16] League Two 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1
Billericay Town 2011–12[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 22 6 0 0 ― 0 0 22 6
2012–13[18] Conference South 37 12 0 0 ― 0 0 37 12
Total 59 18 0 0 ― 0 0 59 18
Canvey Island 2015–16[19] Isthmian League Premier Division 23 3 1 0 ― 2[e] 0 26 3
Grays Athletic 2017–18[11] Isthmian League North Division 25 2 0 0 ― 4[i] 0 29 2
Grays Athletic total 115 26 5 1 ― 23 8 143 35
Career total 320 70 9 1 1 0 42 15 372 86
  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. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. ^ a b 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

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ^ "Grays beat Cards to retain Trophy". BBC. 14 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "History Boys: Glenn Poole". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. ^ "AFC Wimbledon secure Glenn Poole move". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Chesterfield 2–1 Barnet". BBC News. 7 August 2010.
  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.
  7. ^ "Midfielder Glenn Poole leaves Braintree Town". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  8. ^ "New signing – Glen Poole". Billericay Town F.C. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  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.
  10. ^ a b c "Yeovil Town : Glenn Poole Profile". www.ciderspace.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d "Statistics: Grays Athletic". www.graysath-online.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Games played by Glenn Poole in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Games played by Glenn Poole in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Glenn Poole in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  15. ^ "AFC Wimbledon | Player Profile | Glenn Poole". wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Glenn Poole in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  17. ^ a b "ALL COMPETITIONS : Player's Appearances – Poole Glenn Stephen". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Statistics: Grays Athletic". www.graysath-online.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  21. ^ Billericay Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database