Reg Potts
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reginald Potts | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 January 1996 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wellington Scouts | |||
| Northwood Mission | |||
| Stoke City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1957 | Port Vale | 277 | (3) |
| Worcester City | |||
| 1960–1962 | Macclesfield Town | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 302 | (3) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Reginald Potts (31 July 1927 – 28 January 1996) was an English football defender, nicknamed "Dan" after Desperate Dan.
A key member of Port Vale's history, he played 301 competitive games for the club between 1945 and 1957. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Third Division North title and to reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1953–54. He later turned out for non-league sides Worcester City and Macclesfield Town.
Potts played for Wellington Scouts, Northwood Mission and Stoke City, before joining Port Vale in August 1945.National service interrupted his career however, and he could only be regularly picked by Vale from February 1952. He did though feature in 19 Third Division South games in 1948–49, and also played three games in 1949–50 and 25 games in 1950–51 under the stewardship of Gordon Hodgson. He scored his first senior goal on 27 March 1950, in a 2–0 win over Torquay United at The Old Recreation Ground.
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