Brad Potts

Brad Potts
Personal information
Full name Bradley Potts
Date of birth (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Hexham, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
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 234 (22)
International career
2012 England U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:35, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

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.

Career

Potts began his career with Newcastle United 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. He made his league debut a week later, playing 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw against Stevenage on 18 August. On 12 June 2015, Potts signed for Blackpool after his contract at Carlisle expired. He scored the opening goal for Blackpool in the 2017 League Two play-off final win against Exeter City. 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.

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. He made his debut in the game which England won 1–0.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2012–13 League One 270102010310
2013–14 League One 372302020442
2014–15 League Two 397101021438
Total 103950505111810
Blackpool 2015–16 League One 456001000466
2016–17 League Two 42103121515213
Total 87163131519819
Barnsley 2017–18 Championship 373113000414
2018–19 League One 226211010267
Total 5993240106711
Preston North End 2018–19 Championship 102000000102
2019–20 Championship 322103000362
2020–21 Championship 425102000455
2021–22 Championship 3511040—401
2022–23 Championship 3940021—415
2023–24 Championship 3121000—322
2024–25 Championship 2942030—344
2025–26 Championship 1621000—172
2026–27 Championship 000000—00
Total 23422701410025523
Career total 4835618326211253863
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three in League Two play-offs

Honours

Blackpool

Barnsley

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Brad Potts in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.