John Potter (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = John Potter
fullname = John Paul Potter


height = height|ft=6|in=1
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|12|15
cityofbirth = Dunfermline
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = St Mirren
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998–1999
1999–2002
2002–2005
2005–
clubs = Celtic
Dunfermline Athletic
Clyde
St. Mirren
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
25 (1)
88 (5)
92 (1)
pcupdate = 18:27, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

John Paul Potter (born 15 December 1979 in Dunfermline), is a Scottish defender. currently playing for St. Mirren.

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.

Potter began his career at Celtic, but failed to make a senior appearance for them. Potter was highly rated at Parkhead and captained the reserve side, most notably on 16th February 1999, when Mark Viduka made his first appearance in a Celtic shirt as an over-age player 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 Wim Jansen to Dr. Josef Venglos signalled the end of his career at the club.

He joined hometown team Dunfermline Athletic in 1999, and spent 3 years there before joining Clyde. Potter made his debut on the same night he joined Clyde, in an evening fixture against rivals Partick Thistle. At the beginning of the 2004-2005 season, Potter was appointed captain of Clyde, and started every single game for Clyde that season.

He joined St Mirren in July 2005 and won promotion to the SPL in his first season.

At the beginning of the 2008-2009 campaign, Saint Mirren manager, Gus MacPherson, named Potter as captain of the SPL side.

Potter is the cousin of Craig Potter and the younger brother of former Raith Rovers goalkeeper, and current Hamilton Accies goalkeeping coach, Brian Potter.

ee also

*Clyde F.C. season 2004-05

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