For the American football coach, see A. B. Potter.

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][2]

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.[3][4] He served as an Air Raid Warden during the Second World War and was killed during the Exeter Blitz in May 1942.[3] Potter was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Whipton, Exeter.[3]

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Third edition, with revisions ed. Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 234. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272
  2. ^ "Players A to Z (N-P)". Wigan Borough Football Club – Complete. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ Weiler, Martin. "Remembering Albert Potter". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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