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'''Herbert Alfred Potts''' (30 January 1878 – before 1939) was an English [[Association football|footballer]] who played for Belgian clubs [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]] and [[Beerschot AC]] between 1898 and 1905.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/herbert-potts/ |title=Herbert Potts |website=www.worldfootball.net |access-date=31 October 2024 }}</ref><ref name=Museum>{{cite web |url=https://www.rafcmuseum.be/spelersarchief/spelersfiche.php?id=1115 |title=Spelersprofiel - Herbert Potts |trans-title=Player Profile - Herbert Potts |language=nl |website=www.rafcmuseum.be |access-date=31 October 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersP.htm |title=Player list - P |language=nl |publisher=Belgian Soccer History |access-date=14 February 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090336/http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersP.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Herbert Alfred Potts''' (30 January 1878 – before 1939) was an English [[Association football|footballer]] who played for Belgian clubs [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]] and [[Beerschot AC]] between 1898 and 1905.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/herbert-potts/ |title=Herbert Potts |website=www.worldfootball.net |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-date=27 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427012558/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/herbert-potts/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Museum>{{cite web |url=https://www.rafcmuseum.be/spelersarchief/spelersfiche.php?id=1115 |title=Spelersprofiel - Herbert Potts |trans-title=Player Profile - Herbert Potts |language=nl |website=www.rafcmuseum.be |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324154953/https://rafcmuseum.be/spelersarchief/spelersfiche.php?id=1115 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersP.htm |title=Player list - P |language=nl |publisher=Belgian Soccer History |access-date=14 February 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090336/http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersP.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==
Herbert Potts and his older brother [[Walter Potts (footballer)|Walter]] were strikers for Antwerp FC at the end of the 19th century, making his debut against [[RFC Liège|FC Liégeois]] on 30 October 1898, which ended in a 2–4 loss.<ref name=Museum/> In the [[1899–1900 Belgian First Division]], they narrowly missed out on reaching the national final after losing a tie-breaker playoff to [[K.F.C. Rhodienne-De Hoek|Racing de Bruxelles]] 0–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://foot.dk/Belstilling.asp?SeasonID=5&mode |title=Coupe de championnat 1899/00 |trans-title=1899/00 Championship Cup |language=da |website=foot.dk |access-date=31 October 2024 }}</ref> Following this, the majority of the players and the Potts brothers left the club to join the newly founded Beerschot AC under the chairmanship of [[Max Elsen]] and later in the season [[Paul Havenith]].<ref name=Beer>{{cite web |url=https://www.beerschot-athletic-club.be/indexkous.htm |title=Het eerste kampioenschap voetbal van Beerschot Athletic Club |trans-title=The first football championship of Beerschot Athletic Club |language=nl |website=www.beerschot-athletic-club.be |access-date=31 October 2024 }}</ref> He was named the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the football team, and started in the club's first official match on 21 October 1900, which ended in a 10–2 victory over [[Club Brugge KV|FC Brugeois]].<ref name=Beer/> In his first season the club, Beerschot became vice-champions of Belgium, falling just one point short of the winners Racing.<ref name=Beer/>
Herbert Potts and his older brother [[Walter Potts (footballer)|Walter]] were strikers for Antwerp FC at the end of the 19th century, making his debut against [[RFC Liège|FC Liégeois]] on 30 October 1898, which ended in a 2–4 loss.<ref name=Museum/> In the [[1899–1900 Belgian First Division]], they narrowly missed out on reaching the national final after losing a tie-breaker playoff to [[K.F.C. Rhodienne-De Hoek|Racing de Bruxelles]] 0–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://foot.dk/Belstilling.asp?SeasonID=5&mode |title=Coupe de championnat 1899/00 |trans-title=1899/00 Championship Cup |language=da |website=foot.dk |access-date=31 October 2024 }}</ref> Following this, the majority of the players and the Potts brothers left the club to join the newly founded Beerschot AC under the chairmanship of [[Max Elsen]] and later in the season [[Paul Havenith]].<ref name=Beer>{{cite web |url=https://www.beerschot-athletic-club.be/indexkous.htm |title=Het eerste kampioenschap voetbal van Beerschot Athletic Club |trans-title=The first football championship of Beerschot Athletic Club |language=nl |website=www.beerschot-athletic-club.be |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616013930/http://www.beerschot-athletic-club.be/indexkous.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was named the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the football team, and started in the club's first official match on 21 October 1900, which ended in a 10–2 victory over [[Club Brugge KV|FC Brugeois]].<ref name=Beer/> In his first season the club, Beerschot became vice-champions of Belgium, falling just one point short of the winners Racing.<ref name=Beer/>


Their runner-up finish allowed them to compete in the 1901 edition of the [[Challenge International du Nord]] in [[Tourcoing]], where Potts helped his club win its first-ever piece of silverware after beating [[Léopold FC|Léopold Club de Bruxelles]] 2–0 in the final on 12 May.<ref name=Beer/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/challenge-int-nord.html#01 |title=1901 Challenge International du Nord |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=19 June 2009 |access-date=2 November 2024 }}</ref>
Their runner-up finish allowed them to compete in the 1901 edition of the [[Challenge International du Nord]] in [[Tourcoing]], where Potts helped his club win its first-ever piece of silverware after beating [[Léopold FC|Léopold Club de Bruxelles]] 2–0 in the final on 12 May.<ref name=Beer/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/challenge-int-nord.html#01 |title=1901 Challenge International du Nord |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=19 June 2009 |access-date=2 November 2024 |archive-date=19 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319235947/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/challenge-int-nord.html#01 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Potts was the [[Belgian First Division top scorers|topscorer in the Belgian First Division]] in the [[1903–04 Belgian First Division|1900–01]] and [[1903–04 Belgian First Division|1901–02]] seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/topschutters.htm|title=Topscorers in Belgium 1895-2001|access-date=14 February 2015|language=nl|publisher=Belgian Soccer History|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105159/http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/topschutters.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 Belgian First Division|1903–04 season]]. He stayed loyal to Beerschot until 1905, when he retired at the age of 27.<ref name=Museum/>
Potts was the [[Belgian First Division top scorers|topscorer in the Belgian First Division]] in the [[1903–04 Belgian First Division|1900–01]] and [[1903–04 Belgian First Division|1901–02]] seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/topschutters.htm|title=Topscorers in Belgium 1895-2001|access-date=14 February 2015|language=nl|publisher=Belgian Soccer History|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105159/http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/topschutters.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 Belgian First Division|1903–04 season]]. He stayed loyal to Beerschot until 1905, when he retired at the age of 27.<ref name=Museum/>


==International career==
==International career==
Potts featured in four [[Belgium national football team results (unofficial matches)#Coupe Vanden Abeele|unofficial matches with the Belgium national team]] between 1901 and 1904, in which he represented [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in [[Belgium vs Netherlands Cups|friendly cup duels]] against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]].<ref name=Abeele>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/coupe-vdab.html |title=Coupe Vanden Abeele |date=9 June 2022 |website=[[RSSSF]] |accessdate=9 July 2022}}</ref> In his debut at the [[1901 Coupe Vanden Abeele]] on 28 April 1901, he scored 7 of his side's 8 goals, the eight coming from his brother Walter.<ref name=Beer/><ref name=Abeele/> In total, he scored 12 goals in those 4 caps, resulting in a strike rate of 3 goals per game.<ref name=Abeele/>
Potts featured in four [[Belgium national football team results (unofficial matches)#Coupe Vanden Abeele|unofficial matches with the Belgium national team]] between 1901 and 1904, in which he represented [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in [[Belgium vs Netherlands Cups|friendly cup duels]] against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]].<ref name=Abeele>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/coupe-vdab.html |title=Coupe Vanden Abeele |date=9 June 2022 |website=[[RSSSF]] |accessdate=9 July 2022 |archive-date=9 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709122417/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/coupe-vdab.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In his debut at the [[1901 Coupe Vanden Abeele]] on 28 April 1901, he scored 7 of his side's 8 goals, the eight coming from his brother Walter.<ref name=Beer/><ref name=Abeele/> In total, he scored 12 goals in those 4 caps, resulting in a strike rate of 3 goals per game.<ref name=Abeele/>


==Retirement==
==Retirement==
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=== Club ===
=== Club ===
; Beerschot
; Beerschot
* '''[[Belgian First Division A|Belgian First Division]]''' vice-champions: [[1900–01 Belgian First Division|1900–01]]<ref>{{cite web |date=5 December 2023 |title=Palmares Beerschot |url=https://www.beerschot.be/nl/node/124 |website=beerschot.be |language=nl |access-date=}}</ref>
* '''[[Belgian First Division A|Belgian First Division]]''' vice-champions: [[1900–01 Belgian First Division|1900–01]]<ref>{{cite web |date=5 December 2023 |title=Palmares Beerschot |url=https://www.beerschot.be/nl/node/124 |website=beerschot.be |language=nl |access-date= |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017134913/https://www.beerschot.be/nl/node/124 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'''[[Challenge International du Nord]]''' champions: 1901<ref name=Beer/>
*'''[[Challenge International du Nord]]''' champions: 1901<ref name=Beer/>


=== Individual ===
=== Individual ===
* [[Belgian First Division A top scorers|Belgian First Division top scorer]]: [[1900–01 Belgian First Division|1900–01]] (26 goals), [[1901–02 Belgian First Division|1901-02]] (16 goals)'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/ |title=Topscorer Eerste Klasse |website=www.voetbal.com |access-date= }}</ref>'''
* [[Belgian First Division A top scorers|Belgian First Division top scorer]]: [[1900–01 Belgian First Division|1900–01]] (26 goals), [[1901–02 Belgian First Division|1901-02]] (16 goals)'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/ |title=Topscorer Eerste Klasse |website=www.voetbal.com |access-date= |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018174912/https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/ |url-status=live }}</ref>'''


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:01, 9 November 2024

Herbert Potts
Potts (first from left) in 1901
Personal information
Full name Herbert Alfred Potts
Date of birth 30 January 1878[1]
Place of birth Sheerness, Kent, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1900 Antwerp
1900–1905 Beerschot AC
International career
1901–1904 Belgium XI (unofficial) 4 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Alfred Potts (30 January 1878 – before 1939) was an English footballer who played for Belgian clubs Antwerp and Beerschot AC between 1898 and 1905.[2][3][4]

Club career

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Herbert Potts and his older brother Walter were strikers for Antwerp FC at the end of the 19th century, making his debut against FC Liégeois on 30 October 1898, which ended in a 2–4 loss.[3] In the 1899–1900 Belgian First Division, they narrowly missed out on reaching the national final after losing a tie-breaker playoff to Racing de Bruxelles 0–1.[5] Following this, the majority of the players and the Potts brothers left the club to join the newly founded Beerschot AC under the chairmanship of Max Elsen and later in the season Paul Havenith.[6] He was named the captain of the football team, and started in the club's first official match on 21 October 1900, which ended in a 10–2 victory over FC Brugeois.[6] In his first season the club, Beerschot became vice-champions of Belgium, falling just one point short of the winners Racing.[6]

Their runner-up finish allowed them to compete in the 1901 edition of the Challenge International du Nord in Tourcoing, where Potts helped his club win its first-ever piece of silverware after beating Léopold Club de Bruxelles 2–0 in the final on 12 May.[6][7]

Potts was the topscorer in the Belgian First Division in the 1900–01 and 1901–02 seasons,[8] 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 stayed loyal to Beerschot until 1905, when he retired at the age of 27.[3]

International career

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Potts 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.[9] In his debut at the 1901 Coupe Vanden Abeele on 28 April 1901, he scored 7 of his side's 8 goals, the eight coming from his brother Walter.[6][9] In total, he scored 12 goals in those 4 caps, resulting in a strike rate of 3 goals per game.[9]

Retirement

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After retiring, he returned to England and worked in the import business.[10]

Football team in uniform
Potts featured in the first (unofficial) Belgium A-squad in 1901 (front row, first person from the left) along with his brother and two other Englishmen.

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Potts goal.
List of international goals scored by Herbert Potts[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 April 1901 Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium  Netherlands
1–0
 8–0 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  Netherlands
2–1
 2–1 Coupe Vanden Abeele
9 3 January 1904 Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium  Netherlands
1–0
 6–4 Coupe Vanden Abeele
10 2–1
11 4–2
12 6–4

Honours

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Club

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Beerschot

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Belgium, Antwerp Police Immigration Index, 1840-1930
  2. ^ "Herbert Potts". www.worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Spelersprofiel - Herbert Potts" [Player Profile - Herbert Potts]. www.rafcmuseum.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Player list - P" (in Dutch). Belgian Soccer History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Coupe de championnat 1899/00" [1899/00 Championship Cup]. foot.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Het eerste kampioenschap voetbal van Beerschot Athletic Club" [The first football championship of Beerschot Athletic Club]. www.beerschot-athletic-club.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  7. ^ "1901 Challenge International du Nord". RSSSF. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Topscorers in Belgium 1895-2001" (in Dutch). Belgian Soccer History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d "Coupe Vanden Abeele". RSSSF. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  10. ^ 1911 England Census
  11. ^ "Palmares Beerschot". beerschot.be (in Dutch). 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse". www.voetbal.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.
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