David W. Potter
David W. Potter | |
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Born |
29 August 1948 Forfar |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
Occupation | Sportswriter |
Years active | 1996 - present |
David W. Potter (born 29 Aug 1948) is a Scottish sports writer who has published more than forty books, primarily on Scottish football and cricket.[1] He taught Spanish and Classics at Glenrothes High School from 1991 - 2003 and then taught classics part-time at Osborne House School in Dysart. He lives with his wife in Kirkcaldy.[1]
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.[2] He umpires cricket matches in the summer and is the scorer for Falkland Cricket Club.[3] His other passion is drama and he has also written a history of Kirkcaldy’s Auld Kirk Players.[4]
David Potter published his first book in 1996.[1] Titled Our Bhoys Have Won the Cup!, it was published when Celtic had won the Scottish Cup for the thirtieth time.[5] In 2004 he published a biography of footballer Bobby Murdoch.[6] Of the forty-four books in his bibliography, twenty-six (59%) are about Celtic Football Club and/or its players.
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[6]
- Ten Days That Shook Celtic (with nine others), Fort, 2005, ISBN 978-0954743154
- Jimmy Delaney - The Stuff of Legend, Breedon, 2006, ISBN 978-1-85983-496-1
- 150 Not Out, Dunnikier Cricket Club 2006
- 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 [7]
- 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
- A Long Innings, Kirkcaldy Cricket Club 2010
- Kirkcaldy's Parliamentarians, Kirkcaldy Civic Society 2010
- The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football - Expanded 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
- Jimmy McMenemy: Celtic's Napoleon, DB Publishing 2013, ISBN 978-1-7809-1155-7
- 'Tis A Hundred Years Syne, Kirkcaldy in World War 1, Kirkcaldy Civic Society 2013.[1]
- Never Mind The Hoops (Quiz Book), The History Press 2014, ISBN 978-0-7509-5223-1
- The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football - Concise Edition (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2014, ISBN 978-1-9096-2629-4
- Keeping in Paradise (with John Fallon), Black & White Publishing 2015, ISBN 978-1-84502-959-3
- Never Mind The Tartan Army (Quiz Book), The History Press 2015, ISBN 978-0-7509-6073-1
- Sandy McMahon & The Early Celts, DB Publishing 2015, ISBN 978-1-7809-1456-5
- Famous Kirkcaldy Men, Austin Macauley 2016, ISBN 978-1-7855-4982-3
- Celtic's Goalkeepers (with Marie Rowan), D B Publishing 2016, ISBN 978-1-78091-535-7
- I Remember 67 Well: Celtic's European Cup Year, Pitch Publishing 2016, ISBN 978-1-7853-1158-1
- Charlie Gallagher? - What A Player (with Stephen Cameron, Illustrator), CQN Books 2016, ISBN 978-0993436055
- The History of the Scottish Cup (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2016, ISBN 978-1-7853-1214-4
- Forfar Athletic On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2017, ISBN 978-1-84921-166-6
- Celtic The Invincibles 2016-17, DB Publishing 2017, ISBN 978-1-78091-559-3
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Author's tribute to fallen". Fife Free Press. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Potter, David (2002). Wee Troupie. Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-2411-8.
- ↑ Potter, David (2002). The Changing face of Celtic Park. Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-791-7.
- ↑ Potter, David; Russell, Alan (2009). Rovers Greats. Raith Trust.
- ↑ Parks, Gordon (28 October 2017). "BHoy led Celts 62 games unbeaten". Daily Record (Scotland). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- 1 2 "Mob threatened to riot and torch cars so Bobby was axed". Sunday Mail (Scotland). 28 September 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Bathgate, Stuary (19 December 2009). "2009 the year of the flawed genius on sports bookshelf". The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 November 2017.