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 professionalassociation footballerandEnglandinternational who played as astriker.

He had a long and successful playing career, totalling over 400 league appearances whilst playing forBurnley,Bury,Coventry City,PortsmouthandWaterlooville.He won 3 England caps overall whilst atBurnley,scoring 2 goals for his country. He won his first cap on 28 September 1961 in a 4–1 win againstLuxembourg.He scored in that match. His other England goal was againstPortugal.He died in a nursing home inBlackpool,Lancashire,in 2016.

Honours

Burnley

• Football League First Division:1959–60
• FA Cuprunner-up:1961–62

External links

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