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Cecil Poynton (10 August 1901 in Brownhills – 12 January 1983 in Tottenham) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Ramsgate. == Football career == 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. The left back made his debut versus Birmingham City in December, 1923. In a career hampered by injuries Poynton made a total of 158 appearances and scored three goals for the Lilywhites in all competitions .〔(Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players ) Retrieved 3 December 2012 〕 He became the first Tottenham player to be sent off in a match against Stoke City 〔(Cecil Poynton fact file ) Retrieved 18 February 2009〕 before taking up the position of player coach of the reserve side in 1933–34. Poynton had two spells at Ramsgate as player manager.〔(Ramsgate F.C. history ) Retrieved 18 February 2009〕 In 1945 he was offered the role of the 1st team assistant trainer with the Spurs and was promoted to club trainer in 1947, a position he kept till 1972 before becoming the club's physiotherapist. Poynton died at St. Ann's Hospital, Tottenham in January, 1983. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cecil Poynton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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