Finley Potter

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Finley Potter
Personal information
Full name Finley Potter [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Fleetwood Town
Number 25
Youth career
–2023 Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2023 → Barnet (loan) 13 (2)
2023–2024 → Barnet (loan) 16 (0)
2024– Fleetwood Town 9 (0)
International career
2022 England U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:09, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Finley Potter (born 04 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.

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Career

Potter came through the academy of Sheffield United, being rewarded with a scholarship deal in August 2020. [3] His deal started in unfortunate circumstances, missing eighteen months through injury before his return to action in February 2022. [4]

In February 2023, he joined National League club Barnet on loan for the remainder of the season. [5] Following a successful spell, he returned for a season-long loan ahead of the 2023–24 season, [6] being recalled in February 2024. [7]

On 1 February 2024, Potter joined League One club Fleetwood Town on an eighteen-month contract with the option for a further year. [8] [9] He made his debut on the final day of the season, as already relegated Fleetwood won 3–0 against Burton Albion. [10]

International career

In May 2022, Potter was called up to the England U18 squad, going on to win the Four Nations tournament. [11] [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2022–23 Championship 000000—00
2023–24 Premier League 000000—00
Total0000000000
Barnet (loan) 2022–23 [2] National League 13200—3 [a] 1163
2023–24 [2] National League16040—2 [b] 0220
Total292400051383
Fleetwood Town 2023–24 [13] League One 1000000010
2024–25 [14] League Two 8010003 [c] 0120
Total90100030130
Career total382500081513
  1. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2023/24 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Finley Potter at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Charlesworth, Ricky (4 August 2020). "Sheffield United reward eight youngsters with maiden professional deals". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ↑ @sufcdevelopment (26 February 2022). "83' First Blades change and it's a very welcome return after 18 months out for @FinleyPotter5 in place of Angell. Great to have you back, Pottsy. 👏👏👏 🔴 #SUFC 4-2 #BFC 🔴" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 May 2024– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Finley Potter signs for Barnet". www.barnetfc.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Finley Potter returns to Barnet FC". www.barnetfc.com. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "FINLEY POTTER RECALLED BY SHEFFIELD UNITED". www.barnetfc.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Town sign promising defender Finley Potter from Sheffield United". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Hall, Danny (1 February 2024). "Sheffield United sanction permanent transfer exit as defender joins League One strugglers". The Star. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 3–0 Burton Albion: Brewers avoid relegation despite final-day defeat". BBC Sport. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Smith, Frank (13 June 2022). "England MU18s win four nations tournament". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "ARBLASTER AND POTTER RECEIVE ENGLAND U18 CALL-UPS". www.sufc.co.uk. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Finley Potter in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Finley Potter in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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