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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Potts | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Hetton-le-Hole, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 January 1996 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Burnley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1937–1946 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1950 | Burnley | 165 | (47) |
| 1950–1956 | Everton | 59 | (15) |
| Total | 224 | (62) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957–1958 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 1958–1970 | Burnley | ||
| 1972–1976 | Blackpool | ||
| 1977–1979 | Burnley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Potts (22 October 1920 – 16 January 1996) was an English football player and manager. As a player he won promotion with both Burnley and Everton, and both from Second Division. As Burnley manager, he guided them to the First Division championship in 1959–60, the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1978–79 and an unsuccessful appearance in the 1962 FA Cup Final.