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Neil Pointon
Personal information
Full name
Neil Geoffrey Pointon[1]
Date of birth
(1964-11-28) 28 November 1964 (age 59)
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.
^"Neil Pointon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. 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.
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