Brad Potts

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Brad Potts
Personal information
Full name Bradley Potts[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Hexham, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, wing-back
Team information
Current team
Preston North End
Number 44
Youth career
2005 Wark
2010–2012 Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Carlisle United 103 (9)
2015–2017 Blackpool 87 (16)
2017–2019 Barnsley 59 (9)
2019– Preston North End 199 (17)
International career
2012 England U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Bradley Potts (born 3 July 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for EFL Championship club Preston North End.[3]

Career

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Potts began his career with Manchester City youth academy before moving to Carlisle United and made his professional debut on 11 August 2012 in a 1–0 win against Accrington Stanley in the first round of the League Cup.[4] He made his league debut a week later, playing 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw against Stevenage on 18 August.[5] On 12 June 2015, Potts signed for Blackpool after his contract at Carlisle expired.[6] He scored the opening goal for Blackpool in the 2017 League Two play-off final win against Exeter City.[7] On 3 August 2017 Potts joined Championship side Barnsley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 4 January 2019, Potts moved to Championship side Preston North End for a reported incoming record transfer fee paid by the club in excess of £1.5 million.[8]

International career

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On 8 November 2012, Potts was called up to the England under-19 squad to play Finland in a friendly on 13 November in Telford.[9] He made his debut in the game which England won 1–0.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 October 2024
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Carlisle United 2012–13[11] League One 27 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 31 0
2013–14[12] League One 37 2 3 0 2 0 2[a] 0 44 2
2014–15[13] League Two 39 7 1 0 1 0 2[a] 1 43 8
Total 103 9 5 0 5 0 5 1 118 10
Blackpool 2015–16[14] League One 45 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 46 6
2016–17[15] League Two 42 10 3 1 2 1 5[b] 1 52 13
Total 87 16 3 1 3 1 5 1 98 19
Barnsley 2017–18[16] Championship 37 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 41 4
2018–19[17] League One 22 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 26 7
Total 59 9 3 2 4 0 1 0 67 11
Preston North End 2018–19[17] Championship 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2019–20[18] Championship 32 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 36 2
2020–21[19] Championship 42 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 45 5
2021–22[20] Championship 35 1 1 0 4 0 40 1
2022–23[21] Championship 39 4 0 0 2 1 41 5
2023–24[22] Championship 31 2 1 0 0 0 32 2
2024–25[23] Championship 10 1 0 0 3 0 13 1
Total 199 17 4 0 14 1 0 0 217 18
Career total 448 51 15 3 26 2 11 2 500 58
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs

Honours

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Club

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Blackpool

Barnsley

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Brad Potts". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Preston North End's Brad Potts on the switch to wing-back kick-starting his season and saying farewell to Paul Huntington | Lancashire Evening Post". Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Carlisle 1–0 Accrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Stevenage 1–1 Carlisle" BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Blackpool sign Brad Potts and Kyle Letheren to two-year deals" BBC Sport. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Brad Potts:Midfielder Brad Potts Joins Preston in a Club Record Deal for North End and has recently become a fan favorite for celebrating in front of the away end after opening the scoring in Prestons 3-1 win over arch rivals Blackpool". Yorkshire Post. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  9. ^ "England U-19 call up for Potts" Sky Sports. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  10. ^ "England 1–0 Finland" The FA.com. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Brad Potts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. ^ "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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