Brad Potts

Bradley Potts (born 3 July 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for EFL Championship club Preston North End.^[3]

Brad Potts

Personal information
Full name	Bradley Potts[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth	Hexham, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, wing-back
Team information
Current team	Preston North End
Number	44
Youth career
2005	Wark
2010–2012	Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Carlisle United	103	(9)
2015–2017	Blackpool	87	(16)
2017–2019	Barnsley	59	(9)
2019–	Preston North End	199	(17)
International career
2012	England U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

Potts began his career with Manchester City youth academy before moving to Carlisle United and made his professional debut on 11 August 2012 in a 1–0 win against Accrington Stanley in the first round of the League Cup.^[4] He made his league debut a week later, playing 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw against Stevenage on 18 August.^[5] On 12 June 2015, Potts signed for Blackpool after his contract at Carlisle expired.^[6] He scored the opening goal for Blackpool in the 2017 League Two play-off final win against Exeter City.^[7] On 3 August 2017 Potts joined Championship side Barnsley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 4 January 2019, Potts moved to Championship side Preston North End for a reported incoming record transfer fee paid by the club in excess of £1.5 million.^[8]

International career

On 8 November 2012, Potts was called up to the England under-19 squad to play Finland in a friendly on 13 November in Telford.^[9] He made his debut in the game which England won 1–0.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 October 2024

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Carlisle United	2012–13[11]	League One	27	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
	2013–14[12]	League One	37	2	3	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	44	2
	2014–15[13]	League Two	39	7	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	43	8
	Total		103	9	5	0	5	0	5	1	118	10
Blackpool	2015–16[14]	League One	45	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	46	6
	2016–17[15]	League Two	42	10	3	1	2	1	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	52	13
	Total		87	16	3	1	3	1	5	1	98	19
Barnsley	2017–18[16]	Championship	37	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	41	4
	2018–19[17]	League One	22	6	2	1	1	0	1	0	26	7
	Total		59	9	3	2	4	0	1	0	67	11
Preston North End	2018–19[17]	Championship	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
	2019–20[18]	Championship	32	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	36	2
	2020–21[19]	Championship	42	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	45	5
	2021–22[20]	Championship	35	1	1	0	4	0	—		40	1
	2022–23[21]	Championship	39	4	0	0	2	1	—		41	5
	2023–24[22]	Championship	31	2	1	0	0	0	—		32	2
	2024–25[23]	Championship	10	1	0	0	3	0	—		13	1
	Total		199	17	4	0	14	1	0	0	217	18
Career total			448	51	15	3	26	2	11	2	500	58

1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs

Honours

Club

Blackpool

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2017^[7]

Barnsley

• EFL League One runner-up: 2018–19^[24]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
2. "Brad Potts". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
3. "Preston North End's Brad Potts on the switch to wing-back kick-starting his season and saying farewell to Paul Huntington | Lancashire Evening Post". Retrieved 18 April 2023.
4. "Carlisle 1–0 Accrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
5. "Stevenage 1–1 Carlisle" BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
6. "Blackpool sign Brad Potts and Kyle Letheren to two-year deals" BBC Sport. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
7. Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
8. "Brad Potts:Midfielder Brad Potts Joins Preston in a Club Record Deal for North End and has recently become a fan favorite for celebrating in front of the away end after opening the scoring in Prestons 3-1 win over arch rivals Blackpool". Yorkshire Post. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
9. "England U-19 call up for Potts" Sky Sports. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
10. "England 1–0 Finland" The FA.com. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
11. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
12. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
13. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
14. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
15. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
16. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
17. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
18. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
19. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
20. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
21. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
22. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
23. "Games played by Brad Potts in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
24. "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

• PNE 'break transfer record' to bring in young midfielder

External links

• Brad Potts at Soccerbase