Alfie Potter

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Alfie Potter
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Potter playing for Oxford United in 2014
Personal information
Full name Alfie James Potter [1]
Date of birth (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Oxford City
Number 16
Youth career
2003 Wimbledon
2003–2006 Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Waltham Forest 1 (0)
2007–2010 Peterborough United 2 (0)
2007 → Kvinesdal (loan) 0 (0)
2007Grays Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2008Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 15 (2)
2008AFC Wimbledon (loan) 4 (1)
2008–2009Kettering Town (loan) 39 (1)
2009–2010Oxford United (loan) 25 (6)
2010–2015 Oxford United 145 (20)
2015 AFC Wimbledon 15 (1)
2015–2017 Northampton Town 32 (1)
2017–2018 Mansfield Town 39 (5)
2018–2020 Billericay Town 1 (0)
2020– Oxford City 66 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Alfie James Potter (born 9 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oxford City as a midfielder.

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Career

Potter came through the youth team ranks at Peterborough United, after being released by Wimbledon at the age of 14, [2] then by Millwall aged 17. Before joining Peterborough he spent a few months at the Barking Abbey Centre for Football Excellence, where he made several first-team appearances for Waltham Forest in the Isthmian League. He signed his first professional contract with Peterborough on 1 June 2007, signing a one-year deal. [3]

He joined Kvinesdal of the Norwegian 4th tier on loan in the summer of 2007, but failed to make any appearances. [4] In September 2007 he had a month's loan spell at Grays Athletic. [5] He made just one appearance, coming on as a substitute against Exeter City.

In November 2007 he made a loan move to Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville, for the rest of the season. [6] He played in Havant's 5–2 fourth-round FA Cup defeat to Premier League side Liverpool on 26 January 2008. Potter played a big part in Havant's second goal to put Havant 2–1 ahead when his shot took a deflection off Martin Škrtel. [7] For this feat, Potter was named "Player of the Round". [8]

In December 2007, he was offered at new two-and-a-half-year deal by Peterborough, and, on 29 January 2008, he was recalled from his loan spell at Havant & Waterlooville.

On 29 February 2008, Potter was loaned to Isthmian League Premier Division side AFC Wimbledon, for a month. [9] He made his first appearances for the Posh in the League upon his return. In July 2008, Potter was close to signing on loan for Conference National newcomers Kettering Town. However, Peterborough initially stalled the deal because of injury worries, but he finally completed his loan move to Kettering on 1 August 2008. [10]

In May 2009, it was revealed that Lincoln City had enquired about Potter and his teammate Liam Hatch. [11]

Oxford United

On 3 June 2009, Potter signed for Oxford United on a season-long loan. [12] He scored five goals in 20 Conference National games as Oxford finished third and went on to win the playoff final 3–1 against York City, his last-minute goal at Wembley Stadium securing Oxford's return to the Football League after a four-year exile. [13] At the end of the season he joined Oxford permanently for an undisclosed fee. [14] His debut league goal, a "fine strike", came in a 2–2 draw against Wycombe on 9 April 2011, [15] one of two goals he scored in the 2010–11 season. He scored twice more in the first half of the following season, before breaking his ankle in February 2012 [16] and missing the rest of the season.

He returned for the start of the 2012–13 season, and on 5 September 2012 came off the bench to score an 88th-minute winner against local rivals Swindon Town in a first-round Football League Trophy match. [17] He finished the season with a career-best haul of 11 goals (10 in the league). [18]

On 16 January 2015, Potter left the club by mutual consent, having spent five and a half years with the U's. [19] Later that day he returned to AFC Wimbledon. [20]

Northampton Town

On 20 May 2015, it was announced that Potter would be reunited with former manager Chris Wilder by joining Northampton Town on a two-year contract. [21] He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for Northampton in a 2–1 win over Stevenage on 24 October 2015. [22]

Mansfield Town

Potter signed for Mansfield Town in January 2017. [23] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Luton Town on 17 April 2017. [24]

He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2017–18 season. [25]

Billericay Town

On 6 August 2018 he signed for Billericay Town of the National League South. [26]

Oxford City

On 11 December 2020, Potter signed for National League South side Oxford City. [27]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2017 [28]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2007–08 [29] League Two 2000100030
2008–09 [30] League Two 0000000000
Total2000100030
Grays Athletic (loan) 2007–08 [29] Conference Premier 1000000010
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2007–08 [29] Conference South 152400000192
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2008–09 [30] Conference South4100000041
Kettering Town (loan) 2008–09 [30] Conference Premier391600000451
Oxford United 2009–10 [31] Conference Premier256200000276
2010–11 [32] League Two382102010422
2011–12 [33] League Two252001010272
2012–13 [34] League Two43104020315211
2013–14 [35] League Two244001010264
2014–15 [36] League Two152311010203
Total17026101707119428
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15 [36] League Two151000000151
Northampton Town 2015–16 [37] League Two211202010261
2016–17 [38] League One 110103010160
Total321305020421
Mansfield Town 2016–17 [38] League Two121000000121
Career total290332311309133535

Honours

Northampton Town

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