| Joe Pointon | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Pointon |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Leek, Staffordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Leek, Staffordshire, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Leek Wesleyans |
| Youthclubs2: | Leek National |
| Clubs1: | Congleton Town |
| Years2: | 1922–1923 |
| Clubs2: | Stoke |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1923–1926 |
| Clubs3: | Port Vale |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1926–1928 |
| Clubs4: | Luton Town |
| Caps4: | 65 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 1928–1929 |
| Clubs5: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 1929–1930 |
| Clubs6: | Torquay United |
| Caps6: | 27 |
| Goals6: | 18 |
| Years7: | 1930–1931 |
| Clubs7: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 1931–1932 |
| Clubs8: | Walsall |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 144+ |
| Totalgoals: | 40+ |
Joseph Pointon (1 February 1905 – 1939) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
Pointon played for non-League football for Leek Wesleyans, Leek National, and Congleton Town before signing with Stoke.[2] He did not feature for the "Potters" however, and so crossed the Potteries divide to join Port Vale as an amateur in April 1923.[2] He played six consecutive Second Division games during the 1923–24 season, filling in for the regular number 7 Jack Lowe.[2] He played four games during the 1925–26 season, but was released upon its conclusion.[2] He moved on to Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Torquay United, Bristol Rovers and Walsall.[2] He was Torquay's top scorer during the 1929–30 Third Division South season, with sixteen goals.[3] He died young in 1939, in his native Leek.[2]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Port Vale | 1923–24 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Luton Town | 1926–27 | Third Division South | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| 1927–28 | Third Division South | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | ||
| Total | 65 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 13 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1928–29 | Third Division South | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| Torquay United | 1929–30 | Third Division South | 27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1930–31 | Third Division South | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Walsall | 1931–32 | Third Division South | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |
| Career total | 144 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 42 | |||