Georgie Poynton (born 8 September 1997)[1] is an Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership side Newry City.
He competed at underage level for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, and was named 2016 FAI Under-19 Player of the Year.
[3][4][5] Poynton made his first team debut for Dundalk on 5 May 2014 in a 3–0 League of Ireland Cup win over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds.
[7] On 22 May 2015, Poynton made his League of Ireland debut, coming on as a substitute for Ronan Finn in a 2–0 win away to St Patrick's Athletic.
[15][16] 2018 proved to be a difficult one for Poynton as he struggled to break into the starting eleven ahead of Robbie Benson, Stephen O'Donnell and Chris Shields.
He made 11 appearances in all competitions as Dundalk retained their league title and completed the double by beating Cork City to win the FAI Cup at the Aviva Stadium.
[18][19] Poynton made his debut on 18 February in a 3–0 Leinster Senior Cup win over Wexford at Richmond Park.
[25] Shelbourne were relegated back to the First Division after a play off loss to Longford Town, but Poynton renewed his contract with the club for another season,[26] after ending the campaign with 2 goals and 2 assists in 15 appearances Poynton started the 2021 season scoring two goals to save a 3-3 draw with Bray Wanderers on matchday two.
[28] He was on the scoresheet again against Cabinteely, and his penalty against Treaty United on 1 October gave Shelbourne a win that officially confirmed them as First Division champions.