Career
He was a one-club man for Portuguese Vale, possibly also being one of its founders. Poulson played left-back in Portuguese Vale"s first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882 in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay. By December 1889 though he began to appear less frequently in the first 11 and was most likely released at the end of the 1890-1891 season.
He had scored 15 goals in 225 games for the club, playing in some nine positions over his twelve or so years for the Vale.