Graham Potter
Graham Stephen Potter (born 20 May 1975) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Premier League club Chelsea.
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Potter with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Stephen Potter | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Birmingham City | 25 | (2) |
| 1993 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Stoke City | 45 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Southampton | 8 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | West Bromwich Albion | 43 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Reading (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | York City | 114 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Boston United | 12 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Macclesfield Town | 57 | (8) |
| Total | 320 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Leeds Carnegie | ||
| 2011–2018 | Östersund | ||
| 2018–2019 | Swansea City | ||
| 2019–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2022–2023 | Chelsea | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In a 13-year playing career, Potter, who played as a left-back, made 307 appearances in the Football League. He also played in the Premier League for Southampton, and the Football Conference for Shrewsbury Town. At international level, he was capped once for England at under-21 level.
Potter started his professional managerial career in January 2011 with Swedish club Östersund. He won three promotions and the Svenska Cupen with Östersund, leading them to the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout stage. He was appointed manager of Championship club Swansea City in June 2018, and moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League a year later. After a successful spell at Brighton, he was hired by Chelsea in 2022, but was dismissed in April 2023, following a steep drop in form.