Michael Harold Poke was born on 21 November 1985 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
19 Facts About Michael Poke
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Michael Poke had a trial with Northampton Town in August 2004, playing in a scoreless reserve game against Gillingham on 17 August.
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Michael Poke remained with Southampton, and with Antti Niemi injured, was named as a substitute for the League Cup tie against Watford in November 2004.
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Michael Poke joined Oldham Athletic on loan in August 2005, but failed to make his debut and suffered a fractured finger.
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On 9 January 2008 Michael Poke went on loan to Conference National side Torquay United, taking over as first choice from Martin Rice who had recently taken over the role himself from Simon Rayner.
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Michael Poke was recalled by Southampton in February 2008 due to an ongoing injury crisis.
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Michael Poke had played four Conference games for Torquay, against Salisbury City, Histon, Kidderminster Harriers and Weymouth, without conceding a single goal.
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Michael Poke made his Southampton debut on 4 March 2008 at Wolverhampton Wanderers as a half-time substitute for the injured Kelvin Davis.
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Michael Poke himself was injured later that month to give Southampton three injured goalkeepers.
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On 22 July 2008, Michael Poke rejoined Torquay on a season-long loan.
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On 1 September 2009, Michael Poke was again loaned out to Torquay United for a third spell at the newly promoted League Two side.
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On 1 January 2012 it was announced that Michael Poke would join Bristol Rovers on loan for an initial one-month period, which was then extended to the rest of the season.
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On 27 June 2012, Michael Poke rejoined Torquay United on a 2-year contract on a free transfer.
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On 24 June 2014, Michael Poke signed for Portsmouth on a two-year-deal after leaving Torquay due to the latter's relegation to Conference Premier.
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However, after conceding eight goals in three consecutive games, Michael Poke was dropped by manager Chris Todd.
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On 8 July 2016, Michael Poke signed for National League side Woking on a one-year deal.
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On 23 May 2017, it was announced that Michael Poke would leave Woking upon the expiry of his current deal in June 2017.
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In June 2021, Michael Poke was appointed first-team goalkeeping coach at his former club Portsmouth having worked with the academy since March 2020.
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Michael Poke stepped down from the role in June 2022 for family and travel reasons.