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Personal information | |||
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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, 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.[1]