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Steve Potter
Personal information
Full name Steve Potter
Date of birth (1955-10-01) 1 October 1955 (age 69)[1]
Place of birth Belper, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1978 Swansea City 118 (0)
1978 Bridgend Town 0 (0)
1979–1981 Footscray JUST 28 (0)
1982–1984 Preston Makedonia 34 (0)
Total 180 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Derek Potter (born 1 October 1955) is a former footballer. He was apprenticed at age 15 with Manchester City Football Club. Potter transferred to Swansea City and made 118 appearances as a goalkeeper for Swansea City between 1974 and 1978 before moving to Bridgend Town in July 1978. After a short stint with Bridgend to maintain fitness, Steve moved to Vancouver, Canada, to play for the Vancouver White Caps Football Club in the then bourgening North American League. He received an offer to play for a Melbourne club and subsequently emigrated to Australia. Potter retired in the early 1980s and now lives in Queensland.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Steve Potter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.swanseacity.net/page/PastPlayers/0,,10354~1284874,00.html Swansea City F.C.
  3. ^ "Steve Potter". Australia's Premier Football Player Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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