David W. Potter

David W. Potter (born 29 August 1948) is a Scottish sports writer who has published more than fifty books, primarily on Scottish football and cricket.^[1]

Career[]

He taught Spanish and Classics at Glenrothes High School from 1971 – 2003 and then taught classics part-time at Osborne House School in Dysart.

He has commentated on football matches for Kirkcaldy's hospital radio service and has also written for the programmes of Celtic, Forfar Athletic and Raith Rovers football clubs.^[2] He umpires cricket matches in the summer and is the scorer for Falkland Cricket Club.^[3] His other passion is drama and he has also written a history of Kirkcaldy's Auld Kirk Players.^[4]

David Potter published his first book in 1996.^[1] Titled Our Bhoys Have Won the Cup!, it was published when Celtic had won the Scottish Cup for the thirtieth time.^[5] In 2004 he published a biography of footballer Bobby Murdoch.^[6] Of the fifty-one books in his bibliography, twenty-eight are about Celtic Football Club and/or its players.

Personal life[]

He lives with his wife Rosemary in Kirkcaldy.^[1]

Bibliography[]

• Our Bhoys Have Won the Cup!, John Donald, 1996, ISBN 978-0-85976-454-4
• Jock Stein - The Celtic Years (with Tom Campbell), Mainstream, 1999, ISBN 978-1-84018-241-5
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Cricket, Empire, 1999, ISBN 978-1-901746-07-5
• The Mighty Atom - The Life and Times of Patsy Gallacher, Parrs Wood Press, 2000, ISBN 978-1-903158-10-4
• Wee Troupie: The Alex Troup Story, Tempus, 2002, ISBN 978-0-7524-2411-8
• Celtic in the League Cup, The History Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-7524-2435-4
• Willie Maley - The Man Who Made Celtic, Tempus, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7524-3229-8
• Walk On - Celtic Since McCann, Fort, 2003, ISBN 978-0-9544461-5-4
• Bobby Murdoch, Different Class (with Billy McNeil), Empire, 2004, ISBN 978-1-901746-32-7^[6]
• Ten Days That Shook Celtic (with nine others), Fort, 2005, ISBN 978-0954743154
• Jimmy Delaney - The Stuff of Legend, Breedon, 2006, ISBN 978-1-85983-496-1
• 150 Not Out, Dunnikier Cricket Club 2006
• Celtic’s Cult Heroes, Know the Score, 2008, ISBN 978-1-905449-08-8
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football (with Phil H Jones), Know the Score, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84818-501-2
• Celtic’s Greatest Games, Know the Score, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84818-203-5
• Tommy McInally - Celtic’s Bad Bhoy?, Black & White, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84502-260-0
• Scotland’s Greatest Games, Know the Score, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84818-200-4 ^[7]
• The Dear Old Paradise: The Changing Face of Celtic Park, Derby Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-85983-791-7
• Newcastle’s 50 Greatest Games, Derby Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-85983-864-8
• The Mighty Quinn - Jimmy Quinn, Celtic's First Goalscoring Hero, Tempus ISBN 978-0-7524-3460-5
• Raith Greats, Raith Trust 2008
• Forfar Greats, Forfar Athletic FC 2009
• A Long Innings, Kirkcaldy Cricket Club 2010
• Kirkcaldy's Parliamentarians, Kirkcaldy Civic Society 2010
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football - Expanded Edition (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2011, ISBN 978-19080-511-03
• The Celtic FC Miscellany, The History Press 2012, ISBN 978 0 7524 6462 6
• Celtic FC On This Day, Pitch Publishing 2012, ISBN 978-1-9080513-4-9
• Newcastle United On This Day, Pitch Publishing 2012, ISBN 978-1-9080519-0-5
• 125 Years of Competitive Matches (with Marie Rowan), Celtic FC 2012, ISBN 978 1 908925 29 9
• Sunny Jim Young, Celtic Legend, D B Publishing 2013, ISBN 9781780913124
• Jimmy McMenemy: Celtic's Napoleon, DB Publishing 2013, ISBN 978-1-7809-1155-7
• 'Tis A Hundred Years Syne, Kirkcaldy in World War 1, Kirkcaldy Civic Society 2013.^[1]
• Never Mind The Hoops (Quiz Book), The History Press 2014, ISBN 978-0-7509-5223-1
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football - Concise Edition (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2014, ISBN 978-1-9096-2629-4
• Keeping in Paradise (with John Fallon), Black & White Publishing 2015, ISBN 978-1-84502-959-3
• Never Mind The Tartan Army (Quiz Book), The History Press 2015, ISBN 978-0-7509-6073-1
• Sandy McMahon & The Early Celts, DB Publishing 2015, ISBN 978-1-7809-1456-5
• Famous Kirkcaldy Men, Austin Macauley 2016, ISBN 978-1-7855-4982-3
• Celtic's Goalkeepers (with Marie Rowan), D B Publishing 2016, ISBN 978-1-78091-535-7
• I Remember 67 Well: Celtic's European Cup Year, Pitch Publishing 2016, ISBN 978-1-7853-1158-1
• Charlie Gallagher? - What A Player (with Stephen Cameron, Illustrator), CQN Books 2016, ISBN 978-0993436055
• The History of the Scottish Cup (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2016, ISBN 978-1-7853-1214-4
• Forfar Athletic On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2017, ISBN 978-1-84921-166-6
• Celtic The Invincibles 2016-17, DB Publishing 2017, ISBN 978-1-78091-559-3
• Celtic - How The League Was Won 49 Times, DB Publishing 2018, ISBN 978-1-78091-574-6
• Raith Rovers On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2018, ISBN 978-1-84921-172-7
• Strathmore Cricket Union The First 90 Years - A History 1928-2018 (with Richard Miller and Gavin McKiddie) 2018
• East Fife On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2019, ISBN 978-1-84921-178-9
• Sixty Great Scottish Cricket Games, Kennedy & Boyd 2020, ISBN 978-1-84921-192-5
• Dunfermline Athletic On This Day (with Gordon McKenzie), Kennedy & Boyd 2021, ISBN 978-1-84921-210-6
• Alec McNair - Celtic's Icicle, The Celtic Star 2021, ISBN 978-1-8380207-2-9

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