Pompey mourn death of former striker Ray Pointer

Ex-Pompey striker Ray Pointer has died at the age of 79.

The former England international passed away at a care home in Blackpool this morning.

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Ray Pointer

Pointer made 166 appearances and scored 31 goals after joining the Blues from Coventry City in January 1967.

During the next seven seasons he established himself as a popular Fratton Park performer until his retirement at the end of the 1972-73 campaign.

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