Tom Pointon

Thomas Seth Pointon (1890 – after 1924) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Coventry City.[1]

Tom Pointon

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Seth Pointon
Date of birth	1890
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Playing position(s)	Outside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Coventry City	0	(0)
	Redditch Town
1913–1914	Birmingham	4	(1)
1914	Redditch Town
1914–1919	Walsall
1919–1920	Nuneaton Town
1920–192?	Coventry City	2	(0)
–	Redditch Town
1925–19??	Tamworth Castle
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pointon was born in Evesham, Worcestershire.[1] He began his football career as an amateur with Coventry City and Redditch Town before joining Birmingham, still as an amateur, in August 1913. The club were fined £5 for playing him in the reserves before the transfer formalities had been completed. An outside left, his performances in the reserves were such that he was invited to a trial for England's amateur team, which proved unsuccessful.[2] He made his debut in the Second Division on New Year's Day 1914 in a 2–0 defeat at Stockport County, and played three times more that season, scoring once,[3] but left in April 1914. He played briefly for Redditch, then joined Walsall shortly before the First World War started. After the war he had a season with Nuneaton Town before returning to the Football League with Coventry City. He played twice in the Second Division for Coventry before a third spell with Redditch and finishing his career at Tamworth Castle.[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
3. Matthews, p. 160.