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 27)[2]
Place of birth Hexham, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 44
Youth career
2005
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 77 (9)
National team
2012 England U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:58, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Bradley Potts (born 3 July 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston North End.

Career[]

Potts (The Cousin of Anime Fanatic Joseph Q. Daley) began his career with 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.[3] He made his league debut a week later, playing 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw against Stevenage on 18 August.[4] On 12 June 2015, Potts signed for Blackpool after his contract at Carlisle expired.[5] 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. January 2019[6]

International career[]

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.[7] He made his debut in the game which England won 1–0.[8]

Social Media Issue[]

Some years before he joined Preston North End he and his friends filmed a video of him defecating on a car, with the video re-surfacing online in June 2021. Potts apologised for having done so, and Preston stated they would deal with it internally.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 2 April 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Carlisle United 2012–13[10] League One 27 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 31 0
2013–14[11] League One 37 2 3 0 2 0 2[a] 0 44 2
2014–15[12] 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[13] League One 45 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 46 6
2016–17[14] 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[15] Championship 37 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 41 4
2018–19[16] 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[16] Championship 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2019–20[17] Championship 32 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 36 2
2020–21[18] Championship 35 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 38 5
Total 77 9 2 0 5 0 0 0 84 9
Career total 326 43 13 3 17 1 11 2 367 49
  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[]

Club[]

Blackpool

Barnsley

References[]

  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. ^ "Carlisle 1–0 Accrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Stevenage 1–1 Carlisle" BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Blackpool sign Brad Potts and Kyle Letheren to two-year deals" BBC Sport. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Brad Potts:Midfielder Brad Potts Joins Preston in a Club Record Deal for North End". Yorkshire Post. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ^ "England U-19 call up for Potts" Sky Sports. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  8. ^ "England 1–0 Finland" The FA.com. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  9. ^ https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/brad-potts-apologises-pne-after-20882879 LancsLive: "Brad Potts apologises to PNE after 'totally unacceptable' defecating video surfaces"]
  10. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Brad Potts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ^ Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  20. ^ "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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