John Potter (footballer)

John Potter

Potter playing for St. Mirren
Personal information
Full nameJohn Potter
Date of birth15 December 1979
Place of birthDunfermline, Scotland
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999Celtic0(0)
1999–2002Dunfermline Athletic25(1)
2002–2005Clyde88(5)
2005–2011St. Mirren196(1)
2011–2014Dunfermline Athletic30(0)
2012Queen of the South (loan)13(1)
Teams managed
2014–Dunfermline Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Potter (born 15 December 1979 in Dunfermline), is a Scottish former football player, who is currently the manager of Dunfermline Athletic.

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 Dunfermline Athletic goalkeeping coach, Brian Potter.

Career

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.

He joined St. Mirren in July 2005 and won promotion to the Scottish Premier League in his first season. At the beginning of the 2008–09 campaign, Saint's manager Gus MacPherson named Potter as captain, a position he held for three seasons. However, towards the end of the 2010-11 season, Potter - along with 9 other players at St. Mirren - was told that his contract would not be renewed and he would be allowed to leave the club on a free transfer.

After seeing out his contract at St. Mirren, Potter joined his former St. Mirren team mate Paul Gallacher at Dunfermline Athletic,[1] beginning his second spell at the club. He became U20s player/coach alongside Craig Dargo in 2012. Potter took control of the first team in December 2014, after Jim Jefferies left the club.[2] It was announced at the end of the season that, after an unsuccessful spell in charge of the first team Potter would step down as manager of the club and return to his position as head coach.[3]

See also

Managerial statistics

As of 25 April 2015

Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland 16 December 2014 Present 18 5 5 8 27.78

References

  1. "John Potter poised for return to Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  2. "Jim Jefferies resigns as Dunfermline manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. "DAFC Board Statement". DAFC. DAFC.co.uk. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

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