Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Arthur Potts[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 May 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Cannock, England | ||
Date of death | January 1981[2] | (aged 92)||
Place of death | Walsall, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Willenhall Pickwick | |||
1910–1912 | Hednesford Town | ||
1912–1913 | Willenhall Swifts | ||
1913–1920 | Manchester United | 27 | (5) |
1920–1922 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | (9) |
1922–1923 | Walsall | 1 | (0) |
Bloxwich Strollers | |||
1924– | Dudley Town | ||
–1931 | Red, White & Blue | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Potts (26 May 1888 – January 1981) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United and Walsall.[1][4][5][6]
Potts served in the Manchester Regiment during the First World War.[2] He later became a publican and ran the Blue Ball pub on Pipers Row, Wolverhampton.[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 1913–14[2] | First Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
1914–15[2] | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
1919–20[2] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1920–21[2] | Second Division | 28 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 10 |
1921–22[2] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 35 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 10 | ||
Walsall | 1922–23[2] | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 63 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 72 | 15 |