Joe Pointon
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joe Pointon
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|2|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leek, Staffordshire, England
| death_date = {{death year and age|1939|1905}}
| death_place = Leek, Staffordshire, England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}{{cite news |title=The lure of promotion. Port Vale |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=13 August 1923 |page=6}}
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Leek Wesleyans
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Leek National
| years1 = | clubs1 = Congleton Town| caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1922–1923| clubs2 = Stoke| caps2 = 0| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1923–1926| clubs3 = Port Vale| caps3 = 10| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1926–1928| clubs4 = Luton Town| caps4 = 65| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 1928–1929| clubs5 = Brighton & Hove Albion| caps5 = 16| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 1929–1930| clubs6 = Torquay United| caps6 = 27| goals6 = 18
| years7 = 1930–1931| clubs7 = Bristol Rovers| caps7 = 9| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 1931–1932| clubs8 = Walsall| caps8 = 17| goals8 = 4
| totalcaps = 144+| totalgoals = 40+
}}
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.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=233|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He did not feature for the "Potters" however, and so crossed the Potteries divide to join Port Vale as an amateur in April 1923. He played six consecutive Second Division games during the 1923–24 season, filling in for the regular number 7 Jack Lowe. He played four games during the 1925–26 season, but was released upon its conclusion. He moved on to Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Walsall. He was Torquay's top scorer during the 1929–30 Third Division South season, with sixteen goals.{{cite book|title=The definitive Torquay United F.C.|author=Leigh Edwards|date=March 1997 |publisher=The Association of Football Statisticians|isbn=1-899468-09-9}} He died in 1939, aged 33 or 34, in his native Leek.
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}
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rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="4"|Port Vale
|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 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
rowspan="3"|Luton Town
|33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
1927–28
|Third Division South |32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!65 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 13 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion
|Third Division South |16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
Torquay United
|Third Division South |27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | |
Bristol Rovers
|Third Division South |9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Walsall
|Third Division South |17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |
colspan="3"|Career total
!144 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 42 |
References
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Category:Footballers from Leek, Staffordshire
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Luton Town F.C. players
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Torquay United F.C. players
Category:Congleton Town F.C. players
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players