Joe Pointon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Pointon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1905[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leek, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1939 (aged 33–34)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Leek, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leek Wesleyans | |||
| Leek National | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Congleton Town | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| 1923–1926 | Port Vale | 10 | (0) |
| Luton Town | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| Torquay United | |||
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Walsall | |||
| Total | 10+ | (0+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joseph "Joe" Pointon (1905–1939) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
Playing career
Pointon played for non-league football for Leek Wesleyans, Leek National, and Congleton Town, before signing with Stoke City.[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.[2] He died young in 1939, in his native Leek.[1]