Cecil Poynton

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.

In a career hampered by injuries, Poynton made a total of 158 appearances and scored three goals for the Lilywhites in all competitions .

This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1900s, is a stub.

Tottenham Hotspur in 1960 with Danny Blanchflower (captain) and both goalkeepers, Bill Brown and John Hollowbread , in the team with Bill Nicholson as manager and Cecil Poynton as trainer.