Luke Alexander Potter (born 17 July 1989) is an English former professional footballer who last played for

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

as a defender.

Career

Born in

, Potter made his league debut in

's final fixture of the 2006–07 season, in which Barnsley lost 7–0 at West Bromwich Albion. He has had three loan spells away from

Oakwell Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used primarily by Barnsley Football Club for playing their home fixtures, and those of their reserves. While the name 'Oakwell' generally refers to the main s ...

. In late 2007 he spent two months on loan at

Conference National The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profes ...

team

Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include T ...

, and on January transfer window deadline day 2009, joined Kettering Town until the end of the 2008–09 season. Potter announced his retirement from football on 3 April 2012, after suffering from a long recurring knee injury. After retiring, he worked as a coach at the Barnsley academy and was assistant manager at Ossett Albion for four years. In September 2017 he was appointed manager of Athersley Recreation. He resigned from the role in May 2019. In June 2019, he was appointed assistant coach at Matlock Town. Potter left the club on 22 January 2020 together with head coach Steve Kittrick. On the 11th of April, Potter became Assistant Manager to Kittrick once again at Guiseley on an interim basis, following the dismissal of

Marcus Bignot Marcus Bignot (born 22 August 1974) is an English football manager and former professional player. He is currently assistant coach of the England U19s and first-team coach at Cheltenhham Town. Bignot's playing career spanned nearly 20 years, ...

and Russ O’Neill.

References

External links

Luke Potter profile
at the Barnsley website * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Barnsley English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Barnsley F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English football managers Athersley Recreation F.C. managers Barnsley F.C. non-playing staff 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1980s-stub