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 ...
who played professionally in
The Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
,
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 of the
North American Soccer League. In 1977, they Rochdale loaned him to the
Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at ...
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 t ...
of the MISL for the end of the season. He returned to Rochdale in 1981.
External links
NASL/MISL stats
References
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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