Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
International career | |||
1901–1904 | Belgium XI (unofficial) | 4 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Herbert Alfred Potts (1878 – before 1939) was an English footballer who played for Belgian clubs Antwerp and Beerschot AC. [3]
He was the topscorer in the Belgian First Division in the 1900–01 and 1901–02 seasons, [4] with 26 and 16 goals respectively, with the former tally possible being a record at the time until Gustave Vanderstappen broke it with 30 goals in the 1903–04 season.
He featured in four unofficial matches with the Belgium national team between 1901 and 1904, in which he represented Belgium in friendly cup duels against the Netherlands. He scored 12 goals in those 4 caps, resulting in a strike rate of 3 goals per game. [5]
After retiring, he returned to England and worked in the import business. [6] [7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 April 1901 | Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() |
1–0 |
8–3 | Coupe Vanden Abeele |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 3–0 | |||||
4 | 4–0 | |||||
5 | 6–0 | |||||
6 | 7–0 | |||||
7 | 8–0 | |||||
8 | 15 December 1902 | Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() |
2–1 |
2–1 | Coupe Vanden Abeele |
9 | 3 January 1904 | Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() |
1–0 |
6–4 | Coupe Vanden Abeele |
10 | 2–1 | |||||
11 | 4–2 | |||||
12 | 6–4 |
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 | ||
International career | |||
1901–1904 | Belgium XI (unofficial) | 4 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Herbert Alfred Potts (1878 – before 1939) was an English footballer who played for Belgian clubs Antwerp and Beerschot AC. [3]
He was the topscorer in the Belgian First Division in the 1900–01 and 1901–02 seasons, [4] with 26 and 16 goals respectively, with the former tally possible being a record at the time until Gustave Vanderstappen broke it with 30 goals in the 1903–04 season.
He featured in four unofficial matches with the Belgium national team between 1901 and 1904, in which he represented Belgium in friendly cup duels against the Netherlands. He scored 12 goals in those 4 caps, resulting in a strike rate of 3 goals per game. [5]
After retiring, he returned to England and worked in the import business. [6] [7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 April 1901 | Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() |
1–0 |
8–3 | Coupe Vanden Abeele |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 3–0 | |||||
4 | 4–0 | |||||
5 | 6–0 | |||||
6 | 7–0 | |||||
7 | 8–0 | |||||
8 | 15 December 1902 | Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() |
2–1 |
2–1 | Coupe Vanden Abeele |
9 | 3 January 1904 | Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() |
1–0 |
6–4 | Coupe Vanden Abeele |
10 | 2–1 | |||||
11 | 4–2 | |||||
12 | 6–4 |