| Cecil Poynton | |
| Fullname: | Cecil Poynton |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Brownhills, England |
| Death Place: | Tottenham, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Left back |
| Years1: | 1923–1932 |
| Years2: | 1934–? |
| Clubs2: | Ramsgate |
| Caps1: | 152 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | ? |
Cecil Poynton (10 August 1901 – 12 January 1983) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Ramsgate.[2]
He joined the Spurs in August 1922 after being spotted playing for Welsh club Ton Pentre. Poynton a popular, loyal servant spent over half a century at the White Hart Lane club in various capacities including ten years as a player.The left back made his debut versus Birmingham City in December, 1923. In a career hampered by injuries, Poynton made a total of 158 appearances and scored three goals for the Lilywhites in all competitions .[3] He became the first Tottenham player to be sent off in a match against Stoke City[4] before taking up the position of player coach of the reserve side in 1933–34. Poynton had two spells at Ramsgate as player manager.[5] In 1945 he was offered the role of the 1st team assistant trainer with the Spurs and was promoted to club trainer in 1947, a positionhe kept till 1972 before becoming the club's physiotherapist.
Poynton died at St Ann's Hospital, Tottenham in January, 1983.