Mike Pollitt
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| Mike Pollitt | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Pollitt | |
| Date of birth | February 29, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wigan Athletic | |
| Number | 12 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990–1991 1990 1991–1992 1992–1994 1994–1995 1995–1998 1997 1997–1998 1998 1998 1998 1998–2000 2000–2001 2001–2005 2005– 2006 2007 |
Manchester United → Oldham Athletic (loan) Bury Lincoln City Darlington Notts County → Oldham Athletic (loan) → Gillingham (loan) → Brentford (loan) → Sunderland (loan) Sunderland Rotherham United Chesterfield Rotherham United Wigan Athletic → Ipswich Town (loan) → Burnley (loan) |
0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 57 (0) 55 (0) 0 (0) 16 (0) 6 (0) 5 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 94 (0) 46 (0) 175 (0) 28 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michael "Mike" Pollitt (born 29 February 1972 in Farnworth, Lancashire), is an English professional football player. Pollitt, a goalkeeper, currently plays for Wigan Athletic.[1]
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Wigan acquired his services from Rotherham United in June 2005. Pollitt was very highly regarded at the South Yorkshire club, and whilst at Rotherham he registered the highest number of clean sheets (77) in the club's history. He was frequently referred to as "the best goalkeeper outside the Premiership" during his time at Rotherham. [2]
Prior to Rotherham, Pollitt had also played for Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Sunderland but his move to Wigan (initially as cover for existing goalkeeper John Filan) following advice from Paul Barlow, gave him the chance to play Premiership football.
His outstanding performances earned him a regular first team place, and in February 2006, he helped Wigan to a place in the 2006 League Cup Final. A hamstring injury in the opening minutes of the final meant that he had to be substituted in the 15th minute, and was replaced by John Filan.
Despite being an English goalkeeper playing in the Premiership and playing a part in the success of Wigan Athletic in the 2005-2006 season, Pollitt was not considered by Sven-Göran Eriksson for inclusion in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup.
In November 2006 Pollitt joined Ipswich Town on-loan for a month. However, he was recalled by Wigan after only one game because of injury worries within the Wigan squad. He was then loaned to Burnley for a month in January 2007. He played four matches for Burnley and was recalled with one match left on his loan deal after Chris Kirkland picked up an injury.
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