David W. Potter

David W. Potter (born 29 Aug 1948) is a Scottish sports writer who has published more than 20 books on Scottish football and cricket. A former teacher of Spanish and Classics at Glenrothes High School, he is now also a part-time classics teacher at Osborne House School in Dysart and lives with his wife in Kirkcaldy.

He has commentated on football matches for Kirkcaldy’s hospital radio service and has also written for the programmes of Celtic, Forfar Athletic and Raith Rovers football clubs.^[1] He umpires cricket matches in the summer and is the scorer for Falkland Cricket Club.^[2] His other passion is drama and he has also written a history of Kirkcaldy’s Auld Kirk Players.^[3]

Bibliography

• Our Bhoys Have Won the Cup!, John Donald, 1996, ISBN 978-0-85976-454-4
• Jock Stein - The Celtic Years (with Tom Campbell), Mainstream, 1999, ISBN 978-1-84018-241-5
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Cricket, Empire, 1999, ISBN 978-1-901746-07-5
• The Mighty Atom - The Life and Times of Patsy Gallacher, Parrs Wood Press, 2000, ISBN 978-1-903158-10-4
• Wee Troupie: The Alex Troup Story, Tempus, 2002, ISBN 978-0-7524-2411-8
• Celtic in the League Cup, The History Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-7524-2435-4
• Willie Maley - The Man Who Made Celtic, Tempus, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7524-3229-8
• Walk On - Celtic Since McCann, Fort, 2003, ISBN 978-0-9544461-5-4
• Bobby Murdoch, Different Class (with Billy McNeil), Empire, 2004, ISBN 978-1-901746-32-7
• Ten Days That Shook Celtic, Fort, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9547431-5-4
• Jimmy Delaney - The Stuff of Legend, Breedon, 2006, ISBN 978-1-85983-496-1
• Celtic’s Cult Heroes, Know the Score, 2008, ISBN 978-1-905449-08-8
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football (with Phil H Jones), Know the Score, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84818-501-2
• Celtic’s Greatest Games, Know the Score, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84818-203-5
• Tommy McInally - Celtic’s Bad Bhoy?, Black & White, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84502-260-0
• Scotland’s Greatest Games, Know the Score, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84818-200-4
• The Dear Old Paradise: The Changing Face of Celtic Park, Derby Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-85983-791-7
• Newcastle’s 50 Greatest Games, Derby Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-85983-864-8
• The Mighty Quinn - Jimmy Quinn, Celtic's First Goalscoring Hero, Tempus ISBN 978-0-7524-3460-5
• Raith Greats, Raith Trust 2008
• Forfar Greats, Forfar Athletic FC 2009
• 150 Not Out, Dunnikier Cricket Club 2006
• A Long Innings, Kirkcaldy Cricket Club 2010
• Kirkcaldy's Parliamentarians, Kirkcaldy Civic Society 2010
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football - Second Edition (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2011, ISBN 978-19080-511-03
• The Celtic FC Miscellany, The History Press 2012, ISBN 978 0 7524 6462 6
• Celtic FC On This Day, Pitch Publishing 2012, ISBN 978-1-9080513-4-9
• Newcastle United On This Day, Pitch Publishing 2012, ISBN 978-1-9080519-0-5
• 125 Years of Competitive Matches (with Marie Rowan), Celtic FC 2012, ISBN 978 1 908925 29 9
• Sunny Jim Young, Celtic Legend, D B Publishing 2013, ISBN 9781780913124
• 'Tis A Hundred Years Syne, Kirkcaldy in World War 1, Kirkcaldy Civic Society 2013

References

1. ↑ Potter, David (2002). Wee Troupie. Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-2411-8. 
2. ↑ Potter, David (2002). The Changing face of Celtic Park. Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-791-7. 
3. ↑ Potter, David; Russell, Alan (2009). Rovers Greats. Raith Trust.