Alfie Potter

Football player infobox
playername = Alfie Potter


fullname = Alfie James Potter
nickname =
height = height|ft=5|in=7
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|1|9|df=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Kettering Town
(on loan from Peterborough United)
clubnumber = 7
position = Midfielder
youthyears = ?–2003
2003–2006
2007
youthclubs = Wimbledon
Millwall
Peterborough United
years = 2007–
2007
2007
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Peterborough United
→ Kvinesdal IL (loan)
→ Grays Athletic (loan)
→ Havant & Waterlooville (loan)
→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)
→ Kettering Town (loan)
caps(goals) = 2 (0)
? (?)
1 (0)
9 (1)
4 (1)
7 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 21:25, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Alfie James Potter (born 9 January 1989) is an English footballer, currently playing for Kettering Town on loan from Peterborough United.

Career

Potter came through the youth team ranks at Peterborough United, after being released by Wimbledon at the age of 14, [cite news |title=Shrooting Back Into Favour |url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/headlinesport/display.var.2092831.0.shrooting_back_into_favour.php |publisher=Wimbledon Guardian |date=March 2008|accessdate=2008-03-06] then by Millwall aged 17. Prior to joining Peterborough he spent a few months at the Barking Abbey Centre for Football Excellence. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 June 2007, signing a one-year deal. [cite news |title=Potter pens Peterborough contract |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/6711771.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2007|accessdate=2008-02-29]

He joined Grays Athletic for a month's loan in September 2007.cite news
title = Grays complete Potter loan swoop
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grays_athletic/7005422.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 20 September 2007
accessdate = 2007-09-20] He made just one appearance, coming on as a substitute against Exeter City.

In November 2007 he made a loan move to Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville, for the rest of the season. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/7075818.stm
title=Peterborough winger joins Hawks
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2 November 2007
accessdate=2008-01-27] He played in Havant's 5–2 fourth round FA Cup defeat to Premier League side Liverpool on 26 January 2008. Potter played a big part in Havant's second goal to put Havant 2–1 ahead when his shot took a deflection off Martin Skrtel [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7197712.stm
title=Liverpool 5-2 Havant & W'looville
publisher=BBC Sport
date=26 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-27] For this feat, Potter was named "Player of the Round". [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7214082.stm
title=Havant's Potter wins FA Cup award
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2008-02-04
accessdate=2008-02-04]

In December 2007, he was offered at new two-and-a-half year deal by Peterborough, and, on 29 January 2008, he was recalled from his loan spell at Havant & Waterlooville.

On 29 February 2008, Potter was loaned to Isthmian League Premier Division side AFC Wimbledon, for a month. [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/7271867.stm |title=Posh man joins Wimbledon on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 February 2008|accessdate=2008-02-29] He made his first appearances for the Posh in the League upon his return. In July 2008, Potter was close to signing on loan for Conference National newcomers Kettering Town. However, Peterborough initially stalled the deal because of injury worries, he finally completed his loan move to Kettering on 1 August 2008. [cite news |url=http://www.ketteringtownfc.co.uk/index.php?q=node/95 |title=Potter Signs |publisher=Kettering Town F.C. |date=1 August 2008|accessdate=2008-08-01]

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External links

*soccerbase|47000|Alfie Potter
* [http://www.uptheposh.com/people/4250/ Profile] at [http://www.uptheposh.com/ UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database]