George Potter

George Ross Potter (born 7 October 1946) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in Scotland for Forfar Athletic, before moving to England to play for Football League clubs Luton Town, Torquay United and Hartlepool United. He later played non-League football for Gateshead United, and in Australia with Brisbane Lions and Brisbane City.

Career Potter was born in Arbroath, Scotland, on 7 October 1946. He signed for English club Luton Town in February 1968, for a fee of around £2,000. He made 36 league appearances for the club over two seasons. During his time at Hartlepool he was used as both a defender and as a midfielder, and became club captain. He made 213 appearances for the club and scored four goals.

On 1 September 1976, it was announced that Potter had been released by Hartlepool, and had agreed a deal to play in Australia. He had a spell with non-league club Gateshead United, before he played with Brisbane Lions during the 1977 and 1978 seasons, and later joined Brisbane City for the 1979 and 1980 seasons. He later became head coach of Brisbane City.