Glenn Stephen Poole (born 3 February 1981) is an English

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and

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for

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in the

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North Division.

Career

Poole, a left winger who can also play in central midfield, started his career as a junior at

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. He was not offered a professional deal at White Hart Lane and after being released he joined

Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to: * Yeovil, a town in Somerset, England, with a council named Yeovil Town * Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset * Yeovil Town W.F.C., an English women's football team affiliated with Yeovil T ...

. Poole failed to establish himself at

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and, after a loan spell at

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "R ...

, he dropped further down into

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to sign for

Ford United Redbridge Football Club is an English association football club based in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge. Prior to July 2004 the club was known as Ford United F.C. The change of name was chosen to help associate the club within ...

(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

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side

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whom he signed for in July 2004. After a season at Thurrock, he then moved to their local rivals

, 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

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Final. Poole was signed by new

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West (London sub region), West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the River Thames, Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has dive ...

manager

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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

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2007 earned Poole the "Goal of the Season" award. His second season at Brentford was less successful, as he lost his place in the team to

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from December 2008. Poole was released at the end of the 2008–09 season. On 12 January 2010, Poole signed for

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until the end of the 2009–10 season. He was released by AFC Wimbledon at the end of the season. He signed for League Two club

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on 14 June 2010 and scored on his debut at Chesterfield on the opening day of the season. Poole was released by

on 31 January 2011, and subsequently joined Conference South club

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on 3 February 2011. However, he left the club on 30 June after, turning down a new contract offer, and rejoined Thurrock for the start of the 2011–12 season. He signed for Billericay Town in December 2011. 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

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, Poole became the captain of Billericay. He left Billericay in the summer of 2015 and joined local rivals

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, making 30 appearances in all competitions before leaving in December 2015.

Career statistics

Honours

;Grays Athletic *

: 2005–06 ;Brentford * League Two: 2008–09 ;Billericay Town *

Premier Division: 2011–12

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poole, Glenn 1981 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Player-coaches Yeovil Town F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Redbridge F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Brentford F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Barnet F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Billericay Town F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Footballers from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham People from Barking, London 21st-century English sportsmen