Josanne Potter (born 13 November 1984) is an English former

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who played as a

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, most recently for

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. Originally a left-winger, she matured into a creative central midfield player. At club level Potter enjoyed three separate spells at Birmingham City Ladies and was noted for her crossing abilities and goalscoring record. She played in three

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finals – with Arsenal in 2004, Charlton Athletic in 2007 and Birmingham City in

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. On the international stage, she often had to compete with

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and

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for a place on the left flank of the

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team. After 2007 Potter worked as a

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Club career

While attending

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, Potter began her career at Chesterfield centre of excellence. She was with

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in 2001–2002, before signing for

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

. By 2004 she was playing for

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then signed for

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in summer 2005. When Charlton ditched their ladies team in 2007, Potter moved on to Everton, then returned to Birmingham City in January 2009. With Birmingham not playing until the

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in March 2011, Potter signed a short-term deal with

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in summer 2010. In May 2013 Potter's excellent form with Birmingham, playing in a central midfield role, led to manager David Parker demanding that she be given another chance at international level. In June 2016, Potter and teammate

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both bought out the last six months of their Birmingham City contracts and left the club as

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s. Despite the players' long service, a statement on Birmingham City Ladies' website called the development "an excellent deal for the club". Later that month Potter and Moore joined

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on short-term deals until the end of the

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season. Less than a year later, however, the club folded before the 2017

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. Becoming a free agent, Potter joined

along with teammates

and

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in May 2017. On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Potter had left the club after her contract had expired. She announced her retirement from football in January 2021.

International career

Potter played for

at U16 level. She helped England U19s

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for the

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finals, scoring twice in 90 seconds against

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on 4 October 2002. She was called up to the senior team for the first time for a friendly against

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in April 2004, while playing for Arsenal. But she had to pull out due to a back injury. In September 2004 she featured as a substitute in two friendlies against the

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. Potter narrowly missed out on selection for

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, but was recalled straight after the tournament following impressive performances for the U21 team. She scored against

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during England's record 13–0 win in October 2005. Potter withdrew from the

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qualifying play-off against

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in September 2006 with damaged ankle ligaments. However, she returned to the team for the 1–0 friendly win over

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in March 2007. After a seven-year absence from the England team, Potter was recalled by coach

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for a friendly with

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in August 2014. She scored her second goal for England in September 2014, during a 10–0 win in

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. In May 2015, Sampson named Potter in his final squad for the

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, where the team finished a historic third. Potter was named to her second consecutive major tournament finals squad when Sampson selected her to his

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squad in April 2017.

International goals

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''

Media career

After missing out on a place in the

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squad, Potter worked for the

as an expert analyst in their tournament coverage. She continued to work for the BBC on their women's football coverage. Potter also worked as a

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skills coach, based in

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. In 2015 Potter was employed by teammate

, who had her own sports therapy business.

Honours

Club

Birmingham City *

(1): 2011–12

International

England *

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third place:

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References

External links

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website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Potter, Josanne 1984 births Living people English women's footballers Everton F.C. (women) players Arsenal W.F.C. players Charlton Athletic W.F.C. players Birmingham City W.F.C. players Notts County L.F.C. players England women's international footballers FA Women's National League players Women's Super League players English association football commentators England women's under-23 international footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers from Mansfield Women's association football midfielders Reading F.C. Women players Leicester City W.F.C. players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players