Poole Town Profiles
Photos courtesy
of Andrew Orman
All totals correct to start of 2007-08 season.
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TOM KILLICK (Manager) Took over in May 2004. Previously a Town player with a long non-league career. Non-League Player of the Year 1991/2, member of the F.A. Vase winning Wimborne team in 91/92. Arrived from Salisbury City where he was Assistant Manager. |
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GAVIN REEVES (Assistant Manager) Arrived at start of 2005/06 season, previously at Poole Town, Wimborne Town, Christchurch and Swanage & Wareham. Totals 4 apps. |
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STEVE CUSS (Coach) Joined Poole in summer as coach and has had the lads running around ever since. Hails from Torquay where he played as a reserve but went into coaching early in his career moved to AFC Bournemouth four years ago joining their youth set-up Current day job is the running the Youth Community Scheme for the Cherries. |
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DICK THOMAS (Physio) Well known and respected on he local football scene, spends many hours on duty at Poole Town and has been with the club since its Southern League days. |
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KARIM
BENSSAOUDA (Forward) Returned
to Poole after spells with Hamworthy Utd and Burnemouth Poppies. Originally signed Oct
2002 and scored 69 goals in 61 appearance before his departure at the end of 2003-4
season. A crowd favourite for many reasons. |
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SHAUN BOWDEN (Midfielder) Joined October 2007 from Dawlish. Student at Bournemouth University. Made debut V Poppies Oct 27th. |
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STUART BROWN (Forward) Started
the 2006-07 season at Poole before moving to Gosport. Returned in January 07 for his
umpteenth spell here. The 6'2" front man was a professional in South Africa and has
also played for Salisbury City and Winchester City Made 81 appearances and scored 33 goals
for Poole in his previous spells with the club. |
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DAN CANN (Midfield /Forward) Signed Oct 2006 from Lymington & NM, where he played SL football. Settled quickly into the first team and now a regular. Totals 26 apps 7 goals |
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ANDY
CULLIFORD (Midfield) Signed at start of 2007/08 season for his second spell at Poole. Hugely popular and a wealth of talent honed at the likes of Bashley, L&NM, and last season, Wimborne Town. |
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JORDAN FISK (Forward) Youngster came through Pooles Youth. Debut v Downton in 2007 when scored a penalty. Still just 16 years old. Totals 1 app 1 goal. |
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MAX FRAMPTON (Keeper) Big Max, arrived at start of 2006-07 season . Journeyman keeper with loads of WL experience including spells at Hamworthy and Christchurch. Aged 26. Totals 44 apps |
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GARY FUNNELL (Midfield) Arrived from Salisbury City at start of 2004/05 season. Prolific goalscorer in first season - still finds the net. Father Tony also played for Poole for many years. 121 apps 52 goals in last three seasons. |
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SEAN HOGAN (Wingback) Debut against VT in Jan 2005 when arrived from Lymington & NM. Long youth football career, quickly established in the first team on the wing. Aged 21, Lives in Corfe Mullen. Aggressive wingback with a lot of speed. Totals 53 apps and 7 goals |
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ALAN JORDAN (Defender) Joined Poole in April 2006. left for spell with L&NM before returning again in March 07. Army player, a defensive wall. Totals 25 apps and 1 goal - a last minute winner against Hamworthy. |
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LEON LIMA (Forward) Signed from Ringwood Town - Oct 07 having not actually played for them. Teacher at Poole High. From Wales. |
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DENTON
McGOWAN (Winger) Joined Summer 2007 . Pooles second South African born player currently in the squad. Second spell playing football in the UK, first was with Sutton Utd. |
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BEN OSBORNE (Forward) Joined Oct 2007 from Christchurch. Previous clubs include Brockenhurst where he scored 19 goals in 2006/07. Poole debut - Nov 3rd V Alresford Town. |
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IAN
RICHARDSON (Defender) Arrived last year from Salisbury City but injuries have kept him out for much of the period as a Town player. Now a regular part of a solid defensive unit. This years captain. Not related to Taffy. Totals 34 apps 7 goals |
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STEVE
TAFFY RICHARDSON (Everywhere) Great mates with Tom Killick. They were together at Salisbury City and were in the F.A. Vase winning Wimborne side in 91/92. Vast experience in a long non-league career including previous appearances at Poole Town and Lymington & New Milton. At PTFC in 93/94 with 44 appearances and 10 goals. Rejoined 2004. Crowd favourite whos fitness puts most of us to shame. Still pocesses boundless enthusiasm for the game on and off the pitch Aged 40. 87 apps in last two seasons and 11 goals |
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AARON
SKELTON (Midfielder / Defender) Signed at start of 2006/07 season, vast experience in league and non-league football. Regular in first team . Totals 34 apps 4 goals |
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CHRIS SMITH:
(Midfield) New
signing with brother Trefor at start of 06/07 season. Previously with Lymington and New
Milton and Brockenhurst, Twin brother Peter plays for Winchester. Aged 20. Suffered injury
early in the season, but now back at the centre of the defence. |
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STEVE SMITH (Striker) Joined From Blandford Utd in the Summer where he scored 24 goals in 29 outings, Goal hunter at only 19 years old. No relation to Trefor and Chris. |
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TREFOR SMITH (Forward/ Midfielder) New signing in at start of 2006/07 season. Previously with Lymington & New Milton and Brockenhurst. Lives in Bournemouth . Aged 22, One of Three footballing brothers. Wizard on the ball, can play wingback, and can score terrific goals, when he has a mind to shoot. Totals 44 apps 2 goals, both spectacular |
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Dave Sturgess (Midfielder) Another local Poole youngster who signed in 2004 and has worked through the youth teams and reserves to break into the first team at the end of 2005/06 season. Totals 47 apps 3 goals |
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LUKE WHITLEY (Defender) Joined Poole from Christchurch at the start of 2005/6 and has been near-ever present since. Solid unflappable defender, Aged 22. Last seasons captain and played in all 49 games Totals 104 apps 3 goals |
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KARL YELLAND (Defender) Played 2o or so games with QPR reserves in 2006-07 prior to injury. Was on trial with AFC Bournemouth but keen to play football and luckily he chose Poole. |