Ray Pointer was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Luxembourg on 28th September 1961 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Portugal on 25th October 1961 aged 25. Pointer, born on 10th October 1936, in Cramlington, has a FA Legacy Number of 799 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
Ray Pointer - 3 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Raymond Pointer
- Born: 10th October 1936, Cramlington
- Died: 26th January 2016, Blackpool aged 79
- England Career: 1961
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Burnley (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 799
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Luxembourg (WCQ) on 28th September 1961 aged 24 years, 11 month, 18 days
- Last Cap: v Portugal (WCQ) on 25th October 1961 aged 25 years, 0 months, 15 days
- First Goal: v Luxembourg (WCQ) on 28th September 1961 aged 24 years, 11 month, 18 days
- Career Length: 27 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Jimmy Armfield
- 3 Matches
- Bobby Charlton
- 3 Matches
- Bryan Douglas
- 3 Matches
- Ron Flowers
- 3 Matches
- Bobby Robson
- 3 Matches
- Ron Springett
- 3 Matches
- Peter Swan
- 3 Matches
- Ray Wilson
- 2 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 2 Matches
- John Connelly
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 7 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- POR, 2 - 0, 25th Oct 1961 (WCQ) Burnley, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 15 days. - WAL, 1 - 1, 14th Oct 1961 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 0 months, 4 days. - LUX, 4 - 1, 28th Sep 1961 (WCQ) Burnley, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 18 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.