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Under Mike Keen"s stewardship, the "Cobblers" finished 19th in the Fourth Division in 1978-1979, two places and two points above the re-election zone.
Under Mike Keen"s stewardship, the "Cobblers" finished 19th in the Fourth Division in 1978-1979, two places and two points above the re-election zone.
He spent four years at Northampton Town between 1978 and 1982 before entering the non-league scene after unsuccessful spells with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portuguese Vale. Poole played for Mansfield Town, before signing with Northampton Town in 1978. However after Bill Dodgin took over at the County Ground, Northampton finished 10th in 1980-1981, before dropping to third-from-bottom of the Football League in 1981-1982, and having to seek re-election.
Poole started the 1982-1983 season with Wolverhampton Wanderers, before he joined Portuguese Vale in March 1983.
He moved on to Gillingham, Nuneaton Borough, Coventry Sporting, Worcester City, Buckingham Town, Kettering Town and finally Brackley Town. Where he served as player-manager.