Full name Raymond Pointer 1957–1964 Burnley Position Forward Years Team Height 1.74 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Ray Pointer | |
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Date of birth (1936-10-10) 10 October 1936 (age 79) | ||
Place of birth Cramlington, England | ||
Ray Pointer Burnley and England RIP Tribute January 2016
Raymond "Ray" Pointer (10 October 1936 – 26 January 2016) was a professional association footballer and England international who played as a striker.
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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.
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