Herbert Potts
Herbert Alfred Potts (1878 – before 1939) was an English footballer who played for Belgian clubs Antwerp and Beerschot AC.[3] He was topscorer in the Belgian First Division in the 1900–01 and 1901–02 seasons.[4] He featured in at minimum two unofficial matches with the Belgian national team between 1901 and 1904, in which he scored 11 goals.[5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Alfred Potts | ||
| Date of birth | 1878[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheerness, Kent, England[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1900 | Antwerp | ||
| 1900–1905 | Beerschot AC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He returned to England and worked in the import business.[7][8]
Potts featured in the first (unofficial) Belgium A-squad in 1901 (front row, first person from the left) along three other Englishmen.
References
- Belgium, Antwerp Police Immigration Index, 1840-1930
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- "Player list - P" (in Dutch). Belgian Soccer History. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Topscorers in Belgium 1895-2001" (in Dutch). Belgian Soccer History. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- Fraiponts, Jean; Willocx, Dirk (2003). Kroniek van het Belgische voetbal / Pioniers en Rode Duivels - 1863-1906 (in Dutch). 1. Antwerp: Assoc. BE bvba. ISBN 978-90-77314-01-2.. Extract consulted online on 30 August 2010 on Beerschot Athletic Club
- "Sport en wedstrijden". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 4 January 1904. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- 1911 England Census
- His wife, Isa Chenoweth Potts, was listed as a widow in the 1939 England and Wales Register
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