Robert Frederick Potts (born 1893) was an English professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Congleton Congleton is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is on the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 28,497 and the built-up area ha ...

, Potts played for Bacup Borough,

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

and

Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional leagu ...

. For Bradford City, he made 136 appearances in

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; he also made 11

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appearances.Frost, p. 387

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1893 births Footballers from Congleton Year of death missing English men's footballers Bacup Borough F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Congleton Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1890s-stub