Joe Pointon

Joe Pointon
Personal information
Full name Joseph Pointon
Date of birth (1905-02-01)1 February 1905
Place of birth Leek, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 1939 (aged 33–34)
Place of death Leek, Staffordshire, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position 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. 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 16 goals. He died in 1939, aged 33 or 34, in his native Leek.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1923–24 Second Division 60000060
1924–25 Second Division 00000000
1925–26 Second Division 40000040
Total 1000000100
Luton Town 1926–27 Third Division South 3343100365
1927–28 Third Division South 3283000358
Total 651261007113
Brighton & Hove Albion 1928–29 Third Division South 1650000165
Torquay United 1929–30 Third Division South 271810002818
Bristol Rovers 1930–31 Third Division South 912000111
Walsall 1931–32 Third Division South 1740011185
Career total 14440911115442

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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)