Neil Pointon
Defender, Football player
1964 –
Who is Neil Pointon?
Neil Geoffrey "Dissa" Pointon, born 28 November 1964 in Church Warsop, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, is a former professional football player. Pointon was a left-back who is perhaps best remembered for playing for Everton, Manchester City and Oldham Athletic.
Pointon began his career at lower-league Scunthorpe United and quickly established himself as a regular first-teamer and a consistent and reliable performer in defence. In the autumn of 1985, after four years at Scunthorpe, Pointon was bought by the reigning English league champions Everton for £75,000, manager Howard Kendall hoping Pointon could provide squad cover for regular left-back Pat Van Den Hauwe. Ultimately Pointon ended up featuring in the majority of Everton's games during the remainder of the 1985/86 season as a result of Van den Hauwe moving to central defence to cover for the injured centre-back Derek Mountfield. Everton finished that season as runners-up to local rivals Liverpool in both the league championship and the FA Cup, though Pointon played no part in the FA Cup final due to Mountfield's return to fitness.
In the following season, Pointon struggled with injury and had to compete with not only Van den Hauwe but also veteran defender Paul Power, signed from Manchester City, for the left-back spot at Goodison. Pointon did however play enough games that year to qualify for a Championship winners medal as Everton won their second title in three years.
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- Born
- Nov 28, 1964
Church Warsop - Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- Church Warsop
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on July 23, 2013
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