Player #481
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1960-61
1960-61
Retired
Fred Potter
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1960-61 🕒 6 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #481 |
Season :
1960-61 |
Age :
19 |
Division :
D1 |
Squad # :
# |
Appearances :
6 |
Starts :
6 |
Substitute :
0 |
Unused :
0 |
Goals :
0 |
Assists :
0 |
Involvements :
0 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 |
Bookings :
0 |
Sendings Off :
0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Frederick Potter
Birth Date
29 November 1940
Birth Place
Birmingham
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
1959-60 Aston Villa Youth
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Homer Street School
Cradley Heath Juniors
North Worcester Boys
Halesowen Town
Codsall Villa
1959-60 Aston Villa Youth
Football League Second Division
Original Transfer
Aged
18
From
Aston Villa Youth
For
Youth
On
July 1959
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
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n/a
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On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
21
Doncaster Rovers
Free
July 1962
Joe Mercer 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1962-70 Doncaster Rovers
Football League Fourth Division, Third Division
🕒 123 | 123 (0) | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1970-73 Hereford United
Southern League Premier Division
🕒 10 | 10 (0) | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1973 Retired aged 32
DIED
24 July 2024 aged 83
Fred Potter
Villa Career
1960-61 | Youth |
Football League First Division,
🕒 6 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #481 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Joe Mercer 🏴 1960-61
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
December 1960
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
First Squad
19 December 1960
Manager
Joe Mercer 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1960-61
19 December 1960
Plymouth Argyle (a), League Cup
20
Joe Mercer 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1960-61
1 February 1961
Peterborough United (h), FA Cup
20
Joe Mercer 🏴
Final Squad
1 February 1961
Manager
Joe Mercer 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Fred Potter
Player #480 for Aston Villa, Frederick Potter, known as Fred Potter, played as a goalkeeper for the club.
Fred played for Villa in 1960-61 making 6 appearances.
Fred was born in Cradley Heath, just 11 miles from Villa Park, on 29 November 1940 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Monday, 19 December 1960 aged 20.
Villa had signed Fred from Codsall Villa in June 1956 and he signed professional forms with the club in July 1959.
Fred was the 58th custodian of the Villa goal in League & Cup football and he made 3 appearances as Villa finished 9th in their return to Division One.
During Villa’s run to the League Cup final Fred made one appearance keeping a clean sheet in the 4th round Replay against Plymouth Argyle, and he made a further two appearances in that season’s FA Cup.
Over his 6 appearances, Fred conceded 9 goals at a rate of 1.5 goals per game, a figure that proved favourable to his contemporary Kevin Keelan (2.20 over 5 games) and that was on a par with regular custodian Nigel Sims (1.50 over 309 games) albeit over a significantly longer period.
Fred moved on to Doncaster Rovers in July 1962.
Fred had played under manager Joe Mercer.