Brad Potts

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.^[3]

Brad Potts

Personal information
Full name	Bradley Potts[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth	Hexham, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, wing-back
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	211	(20)
International career
2012	England U19	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:41, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

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.^[4] He made his league debut a week later, playing 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw against Stevenage on 18 August.^[5] On 12 June 2015, Potts signed for Blackpool after his contract at Carlisle expired.^[6] He scored the opening goal for Blackpool in the 2017 League Two play-off final win against Exeter City.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9] He made his debut in the game which England won 1–0.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2025

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Carlisle United	2012–13[11]	League One	27	0	1	0	2	0	1[a]	0	31	0
	2013–14[12]	League One	37	2	3	0	2	0	2[a]	0	44	2
	2014–15[13]	League Two	39	7	1	0	1	0	2[a]	1	43	8
	Total		103	9	5	0	5	0	5	1	118	10
Blackpool	2015–16[14]	League One	45	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	46	6
	2016–17[15]	League Two	42	10	3	1	2	1	5[b]	1	52	13
	Total		87	16	3	1	3	1	5	1	98	19
Barnsley	2017–18[16]	Championship	37	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	41	4
	2018–19[17]	League One	22	6	2	1	1	0	1	0	26	7
	Total		59	9	3	2	4	0	1	0	67	11
Preston North End	2018–19[17]	Championship	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
	2019–20[18]	Championship	32	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	36	2
	2020–21[19]	Championship	42	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	45	5
	2021–22[20]	Championship	35	1	1	0	4	0	—		40	1
	2022–23[21]	Championship	39	4	0	0	2	1	—		41	5
	2023–24[22]	Championship	31	2	1	0	0	0	—		32	2
	2024–25[23]	Championship	22	4	0	0	3	0	—		25	4
	Total		211	20	4	0	14	1	0	0	229	21
Career total			460	54	15	3	26	2	11	2	512	61

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three in League Two play-offs

Honours

Blackpool

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2017^[7]

Barnsley

• EFL League One second-place promotion: 2018–19^[24]