John Potter (footballer)
.jpg)
Potter playing for St Mirren
|
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Potter | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Dunfermline Athletic (player/coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Dunfermline Athletic | 25 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Clyde | 88 | (5) |
| 2005–2011 | St Mirren | 196 | (1) |
| 2011–2016 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2014. |
|||
John Potter (born 15 December 1979 in Dunfermline), is a Scottish football player, who is currently the head coach of Dunfermline Athletic, returning to this role after a short, unsuccessful spell in charge as manager.
Potter was brought up in High Valleyfield; a small mining village which has produced numerous talents in the past including: Hugh Kelly, George Connelly and John Fraser. He is the cousin of Craig Potter and the younger brother of former Raith Rovers goalkeeper, and current Hamilton goalkeeping coach, Brian Potter.
Potter began his career at Celtic, but failed to make a senior appearance for them. Potter was highly rated at Celtic Park and captained the reserve side, most notably on 16 February 1999, when Mark Viduka made his first appearance in a Celtic shirt in a 4–2 victory against Motherwell. Potter travelled to Portugal with the first team squad and was an unused substitute in Wim Jansen's final game in charge against Sporting Lisbon, but a change in management from Jansen to Josef Venglos signalled the end of Potter's career at the club.
After leaving Celtic, Potter joined hometown team Dunfermline Athletic and spent three years at East End Park. In 2002, he joined Clyde. He made his debut on the same day he joined Clyde, in an evening fixture against Partick Thistle. At the beginning of the 2004–05 season, Potter was appointed captain of Clyde, and started every single game for the Bully Wee that season.
...
Wikipedia