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Name: Michael Poke (on loan to Torquay)
Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 21/11/1985
Height:6' 1" (185cm)
Weight:12st 3lbs (77.63kg)
Previous  
Clubs:Woking, Torquay United (loan)
Position: Goalkeeper

Poke got his first taste of involvement with the first team for Saints when the absence of both Antti Niemi and Paul Smith left a space for him on the bench in the final two games of the 2003/4 season.
A brave and determined goal-keeper, Michael has a good attitude to the game and puts the hours in on the training ground.
He has been with the academy since he was 10 working his way through the ranks of the youth set up and the reserve team.
His physical strength give him presence on the pitch and combined with his communication skills he is a reassuring figure for defenders, commanding the play in front of him.
At the start of 2004/5 he played a couple of games as a guest for Northampton's reserve team in search of match practice but a knee injury saw him return to the south coast.
A thumb injury ruled him out of most of the second half of the 2005-06 season, costing him a place on the bench following the injury to Bartosz Bialkowski.

Sat on the bench for the first three games of 2006-07 but then found his opportunities limited either by injury or the return to fitness of Bialkowski.

He suffered a further set-back at the start of 2007-08, needing surgery on a knee problem.

Joined Torquay on loan in January 2008 but was recalled ahead of the FA Cup tie at Bristol Rovers because of a thumb injury to Bartosz Bialkowski. He made his senior debut coming off the bench at Wolves when Kelvin Davis cracked a finger and he made three first-team starts.

Poke's loan deal with Torquay was then extended until the end of the 2008-09 season where he helped the Gulls back into the Football League by virtue of a Play-Off Final win at Wembley against Cambridge. He kept a clean sheet as Paul Buckle's side ran out 2-0 victors.

Season 2009 - 10

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 24  (0) 0 4 0
FA Cup 1  (0) 0 0 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
Torquay United 2008 - 09League 15  (1) 0
Torquay United 2007 - 08League 4  (0) 0
Southampton 2007 - 08League 3  (1) 0
Woking 2006 - 07League 3  (0) 0
 
MICHAEL POKE
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3 Wayne Thomas Defender  
4 Jason Puncheon Midfielder  
5 Chris Perry Defender  
6 Radhi Jaidi Defender  
7 Rickie Lambert Striker  
8 Simon Gillett Midfielder  
9 Ndiaye Papa Waigo
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10 Paul Wotton Midfielder  
11 Lee Holmes Midfielder  
12 Jose Fonte Defender  
13 Tommy Forecast Goalkeeper  
14 Dean Hammond Midfielder  
15 Oliver Lancashire
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16 Graeme Murty Defender  
17 Lee Barnard Striker  
18 Joseph Mills Defender  
19 Morgan Schneiderlin Midfielder  
20 Adam Lallana Striker  
21 Anthony Pulis Midfielder  
22 Lee Molyneux Defender  
23 Lloyd James Defender  
24 Kayne McLaggon Striker  
25 Michael Poke
(on loan to Torquay )
Goalkeeper  
26 Jake Thomson
(on loan to Torquay )
Midfielder  
27 Jamie White Striker  
28 Bartosz Bialkowski Goalkeeper  
29 Oscar Gobern Midfielder  
30 Jack Boyle Midfielder  
31 Ryan Doble Midfielder  
32 Andrej Pernecky Goalkeeper  
33 Jack Saville Defender  
34 Callum McNish Midfielder  
35 Daniel Seaborne Defender  
36 Garyn Preen Midfielder  
37 Michail Antonio
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38 David Connolly Striker  
39 Aaron Martin
(on loan to Salisbry )
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40 Jon Otsemobor Defender  
41 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain  
44 Ben Reeves Defender  

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