About Ray Pointer
Lived 1936 – 2016 (aged 79). Ray Pointer was a British association football player.
Raymond Pointer (10 October 1936 – 26 January 2016) was an English professional footballer and England international who played as a striker.
He had a long and successful playing career, totalling over 400 league appearances whilst playing for Burnley, Bury, Coventry City, Portsmouth and Waterlooville. He won 3 England caps overall whilst at Burnley, scoring 2 goals for his country. He won his first cap on 28 September 1961 in a 4–1 win against Luxembourg. He scored in that match. His other England goal was against Portugal. He died in a nursing home in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 2016.
Honours Burnley Football League First Division: 1959–60 FA Cup runner-up: 1961–62
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Who was Ray Pointer?
English footballer (1936-2016)
When was Ray Pointer born?
Ray Pointer was born on 10 October 1936 in Cramlington.
When did Ray Pointer die?
Ray Pointer died on 26 January 2016 in Blackpool.
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Ray Pointer was an association football player.
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Ray Pointer was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ray Pointer. https://biography.guide/ray-pointer/
MLA: "Ray Pointer." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ray-pointer/.
Chicago: "Ray Pointer." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ray-pointer/.
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