Harry Poole

Harry Poole
Personal information
Full name Henry Poole
Date of birth (1935-01-31)31 January 1935
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death 25 September 2023(2023-09-25) (aged 88)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Half back, forward
Youth career
Carmountside Youth Club
Milton Youth Club
National Association of Boys' Clubs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1968 Port Vale 451 (73)
1968–1969 Sandbach Ramblers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Poole (31 January 1935 – 25 September 2023) was an English professional footballer noted for his swerving free kicks. Primarily a half back, he had the third highest number of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a 15-year association from 1953 to 1968. Whilst Poole was at the club, the "Valiants" won the Fourth Division title in 1958–59.