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Joe Pointon
Personal information
Full name Joseph Pointon[1]
Date of birth (1905-02-01)1 February 1905
Place of birth Leek, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 1939 (aged 33–34)[1]
Place of death Leek, Staffordshire, England[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Leek Wesleyans
Leek National
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Congleton Town
1922–1923 Stoke 0 (0)
1923–1926 Port Vale 10 (0)
1926–1928 Luton Town 65 (12)
1928–1929 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 (5)
1929–1930 Torquay United 27 (18)
1930–1931 Bristol Rovers 9 (1)
1931–1932 Walsall 17 (4)
Total 144+ (40+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Pointon (1 February 1905 – 1939) was an English footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Pointon played for non-League football for Leek Wesleyans, Leek National, and Congleton Town before signing with Stoke.[1] He did not feature for the "Potters" however, and so crossed the Potteries divide to join Port Vale as an amateur in April 1923.[1] He played six consecutive Second Division games during the 1923–24 season, filling in for the regular number 7 Jack Lowe.[1] He played four games during the 1925–26 season, but was released upon its conclusion.[1] He moved on to Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Walsall.[1] He was Torquay's top scorer during the 1929–30 Third Division South season, with sixteen goals.[3] He died young in 1939, in his native Leek.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1923–24 Second Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1924–25 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1925–26 Second Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Luton Town 1926–27 Third Division South 33 4 3 1 0 0 36 5
1927–28 Third Division South 32 8 3 0 0 0 35 8
Total 65 12 6 1 0 0 71 13
Brighton & Hove Albion 1928–29 Third Division South 16 5 0 0 0 0 16 5
Torquay United 1929–30 Third Division South 27 18 1 0 0 0 28 18
Bristol Rovers 1930–31 Third Division South 9 1 2 0 0 0 11 1
Walsall 1931–32 Third Division South 17 4 0 0 1 1 18 5
Career total 144 40 9 1 1 1 154 42

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 233. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Leigh Edwards (March 1997). The definitive Torquay United F.C. The Association of Football Statisticians. ISBN 1-899468-09-9.
  4. ^ Joe Pointon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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