John Potts (footballer)

John Potts
Personal information
Full name John Foster Potts[1]
Date of birth (1904-01-22)22 January 1904[1]
Place of birth Ashington, England[1]
Date of death 1 October 1986(1986-10-01) (aged 82)[2]
Place of death Northumberland, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1920–1926 Blyth Spartans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1934 Leeds United 247 (0)
1934–1936 Port Vale 82 (0)
Total 329 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Foster Potts (22 January 1904 – 1 October 1986) was an English footballer. A goalkeeper, he was tall and described as "safe as houses". He spent 1926 to 1934 with Leeds United, winning promotions out of the Second Division in 1927–28 and 1931–32, and then spent two years with Port Vale. He was the brother-in-law of the Milburn brothers Jack, George and Jimmy, who all played for Leeds United.[2]

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  3. ^ "James Forster (Jimmy)". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 20 January 2013.