Arthur Potts (footballer)
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Full name
Arthur Potts[1]
Date of birth
26 May 1888
Place of birth
Cannock, England
Date of death
January 1981 (aged 92)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Potts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Cannock, England | ||
| Date of death | January 1981 (aged 92)[2] | ||
| 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]
