Neil Pointon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Geoffrey Pointon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Church Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Scunthorpe United | 159 | (2) |
| 1985–1990 | Everton | 102 | (5) |
| 1990–1992 | Manchester City | 74 | (2) |
| 1992–1995 | Oldham Athletic | 95 | (3) |
| 1995–1998 | Heart of Midlothian | 67 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Walsall | 61 | (0) |
| 2000 | Chesterfield | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Hednesford Town | 21 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Mossley | 15 | (1) |
| Total | 604 | (16) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil Geoffrey Pointon (born 28 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer. Pointon was a left-back who is perhaps best remembered for playing for Everton, Manchester City and Oldham Athletic.
Career
[edit]Pointon joined Scottish Premier Division outfit Heart of Midlothian in 1995, enjoying a number of seasons up in Scotland before later playing for Walsall, Chesterfield and Hednesford Town. He scored for Hednesford against former club Oldham Athletic in an FA Cup tie at Keys Park.[3]
On 30 May 2025, he retired as a coach at the Bolton Wanderers academy after fifteen years service with the club.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Neil Pointon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1995–96. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-7472-7823-8.
- ^ "Hednesford 2–4 Oldham". BBC. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/25202076.bolton-wanderers-academy-coach-neil-pointon-retire/, Bolton Wanderers Academy coach Neil Pointon to retire, The Bolton News, 30 May 2025
External links
[edit]- Neil Pointon at Soccerbase
