A Crewe Alexandra Academy graduate, he turned professional with the club in 2005 after impressing

at non-league side Biddulph Victoria in 2004–05. He was loaned out to Conference

North sides Lancaster City and Stafford Rangers in 2005–06, before he spent 2006–07 on loan
at Barrow, also of the Conference North. He established himself in the Crewe first team picture in
2007–08, before becoming the club's top scorer in 2008–09 with ten League One goals. He
became Rotherham United's joint-record signing when he made a £150,000 move to the Yorkshire
club in June 2009. He scored five goals in the 2009–10 campaign, before he was loaned out to Port
Vale in January 2011. The loan was made permanent in time for the start of the 2011–12 season.
He scored 33 goals and was voted League Two Player of the Year as he helped the club to secure
promotion out of League Two in 2012–13. He was voted Port Vale's Player of the Year in 2013 and
2014. He signed with Bury in June 2015, and remained with the club for two seasons before
rejoining Port Vale. He claimed the club's Player of the Year award for a record third time in 2018.

Contents

 1Career

o 1.1Crewe Alexandra

o 1.2Rotherham United

o 1.3Port Vale

o 1.4Bury

o 1.5Return to Port Vale

 2Style of play

 3Personal life

 4Career statistics

 5Honours

 6References

 7External links

Career[edit]
Crewe Alexandra[edit]
Pope was a part of Crewe Alexandra Youth Academy, but was not offered a professional contract
with the club.[4] He instead was forced to make his name in the Midland Foot