William Potter (8 February 1872 – 26 September 1970) was an
Australian rules footballer who played for the
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of Fitzroy, the club was a member of the V ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Family
The son of David Potter, and Joanna Potter, née Fyffe, William Potter was born at
Lucknow, Victoria
Lucknow is a locality in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, on the Mitchell River and adjacent to the regional centre of Bairnsdale. The locality is in the Shire of East Gippsland, east of the state capital, Melbourne
Melbo ...
on 8 February 1872.
Football
Potter, a follower, made his debut in 1898. He played in each of the first three VFL Grand Finals: in the
1898 premiership team, the
1899 premiership team, and the
losing 1900 Grand Final team.
References
* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
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1872 births
1970 deaths
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Fitzroy Football Club players
Fitzroy Football Club premiership players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
VFL/AFL premiership players
People from Bairnsdale
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