The Clarets' most prolific scorer in post war football, 'Blond Bombshell' Ray Pointer was the typical all action centre forward. His non-stop efforts during a match, when he was forever chasing the ball, hassling opponents and usually scoring goals, endeared him to the fans at Turf Moor, where he enjoyed cult status.

Pointer came to Turf Moor from the north east, after scout Charlie Ferguson persuaded him to go for a trial at the Club.

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He had also spent time with Blackpool, but Burnley snapped him up, firstly as an amateur and then as a full time professional in 1957.

He made his League debut at the age of 20 in a game with Luton Town and he was soon to make the No.9 shirt his own for years to come.

During his first full season, 1958/59, Pointer was the Club's top goalscorer with 27 goals, the Club's best haul by an individual player for 30 years.

His exploits soon caught the eye of the England selectors and in 1959, Pointer was selected for the Under 23 team to take on Italy in the San Siro Stadium, where he scored twice in a 3-0 England win.

As Burnley won the First Division Championship in 1959/60, Pointer played in every single League and Cup game, scoring 23 goals along the way.

As the goals continued to come, Pointer was selected for the full England side in 1961 to play against Hungary at Highbury. Naturally, he scored and Pointer seemed in line for a place in the 1962 World Cup squad for the Finals in Chile.

He scored again against Portugal at Wembley, but that was sadly his last international appearance, as Gerry Hitchens and Alan Peacock were chosen ahead of him.

He responded by being Burnley's top scorer again in 1961/62 with 25 strikes to his name as Burnley came within three games of winning the double.

As Andy Lochhead emerged from the junior ranks, Pointer had a challenge on his hands, but when he chipped a bone in his ankle during a goal-less draw with Nottingham Forest, he was ruled out for the rest of the 1962/63 season and his days at the Club looked numbered.

Indeed they were and Pointer scored his last goal in front of the Turf Moor faithful in a game with West Ham in September 1964. His final game came at Sunderland in November of the same year, before he joined Bury for £8000 in August 1965.

He also went on to represent Coventry City and Portsmouth, who he served with distinction and continued his goalscoring feats.

He had spells coaching young players at both Portsmouth and Blackpool, where he worked under Harry Potts, who he later joined at Burnley as Youth Team Coach.