Luke Potter
 Potter playing for Barnsley | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athersley Recreation | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Barnsley | 19 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 49 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017– | Athersley Recreation | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Luke Alexander Potter (born 17 July 1989) is an English former professional footballer who last played for Barnsley as a defender.
Career
Born in Barnsley, Potter made his league debut in Barnsley's final fixture of the 2006–07 season, in which Barnsley lost 7–0 at West Bromwich Albion.
He has had three loan spells away from Oakwell. In late 2007 he spent two months on loan at Conference National team Stafford Rangers,[1] and on January transfer window deadline day 2009, joined Kettering Town until the end of the 2008–09 season.[2] Potter announced his retirement from football on 3 April 2012, after suffering from a long recurring knee injury.[3]
After retiring, he worked as a coach at the Barnsley academy and was assistant manager at Ossett Albion. In September 2017 he was appointed manager of Athersley Recreation.[4]
References
- ↑ "Stafford snap up Tykes teenager". BBC Sport. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ↑ "Kettering seal Potter loan switch". BBC Sport. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ↑ "LUKE POTTER RETIRES FROM FOOTBALL". Barnsley F.C. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ↑ Potter is new Rec boss Northern Counties East League, 3 September 2017
External links
- Luke Potter profile at the Barnsley website
- Luke Potter at Soccerbase
