Jo Potter

For those of a similar name, see Joe Potter (disambiguation).

Jo Potter

220px Potter playing for Birmingham City in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Josanne Potter
Date of birth	(1984-11-13) 13 November 1984
Place of birth	Mansfield, England
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Birmingham City
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Chesterfield
2001–2002	Sheffield Wednesday
2002–2003	Birmingham City
2003–2004	Arsenal
2004–2005	Birmingham City
2005–2007	Charlton Athletic
2007–2009	Everton
2009–	Birmingham City
2010	Leicester City
International career‡
2004–	England	21	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:56, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Josanne Potter (born 13 November 1984) is an English football midfielder, who plays for Birmingham City Ladies in the FA WSL. Originally a left–winger, she matured into a creative central midfield player. At club level Potter is noted for her crossing abilities and goalscoring record. She has played in three FA Women's Cup finals – with Arsenal in 2004, Charlton Athletic in 2007 and Birmingham City in 2012. On the international stage, she often had to compete with Rachel Yankey and Sue Smith for a place in the England team.

Since 2007 Potter has worked as a BBC television football pundit.

Club career

While attending The Manor School, Potter began her career at Chesterfield centre of excellence. She was with Sheffield Wednesday in 2001–2002, before signing for Birmingham City.

By 2004 she was playing for Arsenal then signed for Charlton Athletic 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 FA Women's Super League in March 2011, Potter signed a short term deal with Leicester City 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.

International career

Potter played for England at U16 level. She helped England U19s qualify for the 2003 European Championship finals, scoring twice in 90 seconds against Bulgaria on 4 October 2002.

She was called up to the senior team for the first time for a friendly against Nigeria 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 Netherlands.

Potter narrowly missed out on selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2005, but was recalled straight after the tournament following impressive performances for the U21 team. She scored against Hungary during England's record 13–0 win in October 2005. Potter withdrew from the World Cup qualifying play-off against France in September 2006 with damaged ankle ligaments. However, she returned to the team for the 1–0 friendly win over Scotland in March 2007.

After a seven-year absence from the England team, Potter was recalled by coach Mark Sampson for a friendly with Sweden in August 2014. She scored her second goal for England in September 2014, during a 10–0 win in Montenegro.

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored
1	27 October 2005	Tapolca Stadium, Tapolca	Hungary	13–0	2007 FIFA World Cup Qual.	1
2	17 September 2014	Stadion Pod Malim Brdom, Petrovac	Montenegro	10–0	2015 FIFA World Cup Qual.	1
3	21 September 2015	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	8–0	UEFA Euro 2017 Qual.	1

Media career

After missing out on a place in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 squad, Potter worked for the BBC as an expert analyst in their tournament coverage. She has continued to work for the BBC on their women's football coverage.

She is also a Football Association skills coach, based in Sheffield.

External links

• Jo Potter at The UEFA website
• Jo Potter at The FIFA website