Joe Potts (footballer)

Joseph Potts (25 February 1889 – 1980) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Chesterfield, Leeds United and Portsmouth.[1][3][4]

Joe Potts
Personal information
Full name Joseph Potts[1]
Date of birth (1889-02-25)25 February 1889[1]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]
Date of death 1980 (aged 90–91)[1]
Height 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1911 New York FC (Newcastle)
1911–1912 Ashington
1912–1914 Hull City 5 (0)
1920–1921 Portsmouth 5 (0)
1921–1923 Leeds United 10 (0)
1923–1925 Chesterfield 53 (0)
1925–1927 Bradford Park Avenue 38 (0)
Total 111 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Joe Potts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Hull City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "Potts Joe Image 1 Chesterfield 1923". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 30 March 2022.