Ray Pointer

Ray Pointer

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Pointer
Date of birth	10 October 1936
Place of birth	Cramlington, Northumberland, England
Date of death	26 January 2016 (aged 79)
Place of death	Blackpool, England
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1957–1964	Burnley	223	(118)
1965	Bury	19	(17)
1965–1966	Coventry City	26	(13)
1966–1972	Portsmouth	152	(31)
1972–1975	Waterlooville	?	(?)
National team^‡
1961	England	3	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2006-09-30

Raymond Pointer (10 October 1936 – 26 January 2016) was a professional association footballer and England international who played as a striker.

He had a long and successful playing career, totalling over 400 league appearances whilst playing for Burnley, Bury, Coventry City, Portsmouth and Waterlooville. He won 3 England caps overall whilst at Burnley, scoring 2 goals for his country. He won his first cap on 28 September 1961 in a 4–1 win against Luxembourg. He scored in that match. His other England goal was against Portugal. He died in a nursing home in Blackpool, England in 2016.^[1]

Honours

Burnley

• Football League First Division champions: 1959–60
• FA Cup runner-up: 1962

References

1. "Champion Claret Ray Pointer dies aged 79", Pendle Today, 26 January 2016

External links

• Ray Pointer career stats at the Post-War Players Database