Darren Potter
Darren Potter (born 21 December 1984) is a former Irish football player. He played over 500 league games in a 16-year career.
 Potter playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2010. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Michael Potter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1984[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Everton | ||
| 1999–2001 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2001–2003 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Liverpool | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Southampton (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Sheffield Wednesday | 79 | (6) |
| 2011–2017 | Milton Keynes Dons | 229 | (9) |
| 2017–2019 | Rotherham United | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | Altrincham | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 422 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
| 2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2004–05[4] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005–06[5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Liverpool total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Southampton (loan) | 2005–06[5] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2006–07[6] | Championship | 38 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| 2007–08[7] | Championship | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers total | 56 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2008–09[8] | Championship | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2009–10[9] | Championship | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |
| 2010–11[10] | League One | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday total | 96 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 9 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2011–12[11] | League One | 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| 2012–13[12] | League One | 46 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 | |
| 2013–14[13] | League One | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[14] | League One | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2015–16[15] | Championship | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17[16] | League One | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons total | 229 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 267 | 12 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2017–18[17] | League One | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018–19[18] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2019–20[19] | League One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Altrincham | 2019–20[20] | National League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career totals | 422 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 502 | 22 | ||
- Appearances in Champions League
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Appearance in Football League Trophy, 2 appearances in League One play-offs
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
International statistics
| Republic of Ireland national team[21] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Liverpool
- UEFA Champions League: 2004–05[22]
Milton Keynes Dons
- League One second-place promotion: 2014–15[23]
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2011–12 League One[24]
- Milton Keynes Dons Player of the Year: 2011–12[25]
- Milton Keynes Dons Player's Player of the Year: 2011–12[25]
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "Darren Potter | SaintsPlayers.co.uk". saintsplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "Games played by Darren Potter in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- Darren Potter at Soccerway
- "Darren Potter". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Gandini, Luca (2 June 2016). "European Champions' Club Cup/UEFA Champions League winning squads". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "Darren Potter: MK Dons midfielder to leave after six seasons at club". BBC Sport. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie named PFA Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "Darren Potter scores awards hat-trick". Milton Keynes Citizen. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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