Jimmy Potter

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Jimmy Potter
Personal information
Full name James Potter [1]
Date of birth (1941-11-20) 20 November 1941 (age 82) [1]
Place of birth Belfast, [1] Northern Ireland
Date of death 1st May 2019
Place of death Sunderland
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1963 Sunderland 0 (0)
1963–1964 Darlington 19 (1)
– Linfield
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Potter (born 20 November 1941) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Darlington. [1] He began his career as a youngster with Sunderland, without playing first-team football for the club, and after leaving Darlington he returned to his native Northern Ireland to join Linfield. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "James Potter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 July 2015.


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