Billy Poole

Billy Poole
Personal information
Full name	William Arthur Poole
Date of birth	1902
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England
Date of death	1964 (aged 62)
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Position(s)	Utility player
Senior career*
Years	Team
1920–1921	Kidderminster Harriers
1921–1922	Merthyr Town
1922–1923	Stoke
1923–1924	Watford
1925–1926	Coventry City
1926–1927	Kidderminster Harriers
1927–1928	Yeovil & Petters United
1928–1929	Merthyr Town
1929–1930	Wellington Town
1930–1931	Stourbridge
1931–1932	Walsall
1932	Dudley Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Arthur Poole (1902–1964) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Coventry City, Merthyr Town, Walsall, Watford and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Poole was born in West Bromwich and played non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers before joining Merthyr Town in 1921.^[1] He played 11 times before the Welsh side before earning a move to Stoke in April 1922. He played in the remaining six matches of the 1921–22 season as Stoke gained promotion to the First Division, but Poole only managed the same number of matches the following season and left for Watford.^[1] He spent two seasons with the "Hornets" before spending a short spell at a number of teams which included, Coventry City, Kidderminster Harriers, Yeovil & Petters United, a return to Merthyr Town, Wellington Town, Stourbridge, Walsall and Dudley Town.^[1]

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Merthyr Town	1921–22	Third Division South	11	1	0	0	11	1
Stoke	1921–22	Second Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
Stoke	1922–23	First Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
Watford	1923–24	Third Division South	27	6	1	1	28	7
Watford	1924–25	Third Division South	15	2	0	0	15	2
Coventry City	1925–26	Third Division North	17	6	0	0	17	6
Merthyr Town	1928–29	Third Division South	2	0	0	0	2	0
Walsall	1931–32	Third Division North	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			86	15	1	1	87	16

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ Onward (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
^ Billy Poole at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Personal information
Full name	William Arthur Poole^[1]
Date of birth	1902
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England^[1]
Date of death	1964 (aged 62)^[1]
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Utility player
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–1921	Kidderminster Harriers
1921–1922	Merthyr Town	11	(1)
1922–1923	Stoke	12	(0)
1923–1924	Watford	42	(8)
1925–1926	Coventry City	17	(6)
1926–1927	Kidderminster Harriers
1927–1928	Yeovil & Petters United
1928–1929	Merthyr Town	2	(0)
1929–1930	Wellington Town
1930–1931	Stourbridge
1931–1932	Walsall	2	(0)
1932	Dudley Town
Total		86	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals