Albert Potter
English footballer (1897–1942)
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Private Albert Edward Potter (23 September 1897 – 4 May 1942) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City and Wigan Borough as a left half.[1][3]
Full name
Albert Edward Potter[1]
Date of birth
23 September 1897
Place of birth
Exeter, England
Date of death
4 May 1942 (aged 44)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Edward Potter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1942 (aged 44)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Exeter, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Woodbury | |||
| –1922 | Pinhoe | ||
| 1922–1927 | Exeter City | 89 | (3) |
| 1927–1929 | Wigan Borough | 67 | (4) |
| 1929–1930 | Colwyn Bay United | ||
| Devon General Bus Company | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Potter served as a private in the Devonshire Regiment during the First World War and saw action on the Western Front (where he was wounded) and in the Siege of Kut in Mesopotamia.[2][4] He served as an Air Raid Warden during the Second World War and was killed during the Exeter Blitz in May 1942.[2] Potter was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Whipton, Exeter.[2]
