Ray Pointer

Ray Pointer

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Pointer
Date of birth	(1936-10-10)10 October 1936
Place of birth	Cramlington, Northumberland, England
Date of death	26 January 2016(2016-01-26) (aged 79)
Place of death	Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Position(s)	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	?	(?)
International career
1961	England	3	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Pointer (10 October 1936 – 26 January 2016) was an English 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, Lancashire, in 2016.

Honours

Burnley

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

External links

• Ray Pointer at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database