David W. Potter (29 August 1948 – 29 July 2023) was a Scottish sports writer who published over seventy books, primarily on Scottishfootball andcricket.^[1]

David Potter taught Spanish andClassics atGlenrothes High School from 1971 – 2003 and then taught classics part-time at Osborne House School inDysart.

Potter commentated on football matches for Kirkcaldy's hospital radio service and also wrote for the programmes ofCeltic,Forfar Athletic andRaith Rovers football clubs.^[2] He umpired cricket matches in the summer and was the scorer for Falkland Cricket Club.^[3] His other passion was drama and he wrote a history of Kirkcaldy's Auld Kirk Players.^[4]

David Potter published his first book in 1996.^[1] TitledOur Bhoys Have Won the Cup!, it was published when Celtic had won theScottish Cup for the thirtieth time.^[5] In 2004 he published a biography of footballerBobby Murdoch.^[6] Of the 71 books in his bibliography, 35 are about Celtic Football Club and/or its players. Three are about Forfar Athletic and/or its players and two are about his home town of Forfar. There are eight books about cricket.

Potter lived with his wife Rosemary inKirkcaldy.^[1] He died from cancer on 29 July 2023, at the age of 74.^[7]

• Our Bhoys Have Won the Cup!, John Donald, 1996,ISBN 978-0-85976-454-4
• Jock Stein - The Celtic Years (with Tom Campbell), Mainstream, 1999,ISBN 978-1-84018-241-5
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Cricket, Empire, 1999,ISBN 978-1-901746-07-5
• The Mighty Atom - The Life and Times of Patsy Gallacher, Parrs Wood Press, 2000,ISBN 978-1-903158-10-4
• Wee Troupie: The Alex Troup Story, Tempus, 2002,ISBN 978-0-7524-2411-8
• Celtic in the League Cup, The History Press, 2002,ISBN 978-0-7524-2435-4
• Willie Maley - The Man Who Made Celtic, Tempus, 2003,ISBN 978-0-7524-3229-8
• Walk On - Celtic Since McCann, Fort, 2003,ISBN 978-0-9544461-5-4
• Bobby Murdoch, Different Class (with Billy McNeil), Empire, 2004,ISBN 978-1-901746-32-7^[6]
• Wizards and Bravehearts, A History of the Scottish National Side, Tempus, 2004,ISBN 0-7524-3183-8
• Ten Days That Shook Celtic (with nine others), Fort, 2005,ISBN 978-0954743154
• The Mighty Quinn - Jimmy Quinn, Celtic's First Goalscoring Hero, Tempus, 2005,ISBN 978-0-7524-3460-5
• Jimmy Delaney - The Stuff of Legend, Breedon, 2006,ISBN 978-1-85983-496-1
• 150 Not Out, Dunnikier Cricket Club 2006
• The Auld Kirk Players: 50 Years of Entertaining Kirkcaldy, 2007
• Celtic’s Cult Heroes, Know the Score, 2008,ISBN 978-1-905449-08-8
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football (with Phil H Jones), Know the Score, 2008,ISBN 978-1-84818-501-2
• Rovers Greats, Raith Trust 2008
• Celtic’s Greatest Games, Know the Score, 2009,ISBN 978-1-84818-203-5
• Tommy McInally - Celtic’s Bad Bhoy?, Black & White, 2009,ISBN 978-1-84502-260-0
• Scotland’s Greatest Games, Know the Score, 2009,ISBN 978-1-84818-200-4^[8]
• Forfar Greats, Forfar Athletic FC 2009
• The Dear Old Paradise: The Changing Face of Celtic Park, Derby Books, 2010,ISBN 978-1-85983-791-7
• Newcastle’s 50 Greatest Games, Derby Books, 2010,ISBN 978-1-85983-864-8
• A Long Innings, Kirkcaldy Cricket Club 2010
• Kirkcaldy's Parliamentarians, Kirkcaldy Civic Society 2010
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football - Expanded Edition (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2011,ISBN 978-19080-511-03
• Celtic FC Cult Heroes: The Bhoys Greatest Icons, Pitch Publishing 2011,ISBN 978-18481-8109-0
• The Celtic FC Miscellany, The History Press 2012,ISBN 978 0 7524 6462 6
• Celtic FC On This Day, Pitch Publishing 2012,ISBN 978-1-9080513-4-9
• Newcastle United On This Day, Pitch Publishing 2012,ISBN 978-1-9080519-0-5
• 125 Years of Competitive Matches (with Marie Rowan), Celtic FC 2012,ISBN 978 1 908925 29 9
• Jimmy McMenemy - Celtic Legend 1902-1920, JMD Media 2012,ISBN 1780911556
• Sunny Jim Young, Celtic Legend, D B Publishing 2013,ISBN 9781780913124
• Jimmy McMenemy: Celtic's Napoleon, DB Publishing 2013,ISBN 978-1-7809-1155-7
• 'Tis A Hundred Years Syne, Kirkcaldy in World War 1, Kirkcaldy Civic Society 2013.^[1]
• Never Mind The Hoops (Quiz Book), The History Press 2014,ISBN 978-0-7509-5223-1
• The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football - Concise Edition (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2014,ISBN 978-1-9096-2629-4
• Cricket in the East: The East of Scotland Cricket Association from 1953 until 2014, 2014
• Keeping in Paradise (with John Fallon), Black & White Publishing 2015,ISBN 978-1-84502-959-3
• Never Mind The Tartan Army (Quiz Book), The History Press 2015,ISBN 978-0-7509-6073-1
• Sandy McMahon & The Early Celts, DB Publishing 2015,ISBN 978-1-7809-1456-5
• Famous Kirkcaldy Men, Austin Macauley 2016,ISBN 978-1-7855-4982-3
• Celtic's Goalkeepers (with Marie Rowan), D B Publishing 2016,ISBN 978-1-78091-535-7
• I Remember 67 Well: Celtic's European Cup Year, Pitch Publishing 2016,ISBN 978-1-7853-1158-1
• Charlie Gallagher? - What A Player (with Stephen Cameron, Illustrator), CQN Books 2016,ISBN 978-0993436055
• The History of the Scottish Cup (with Phil H Jones), Pitch Publishing 2016,ISBN 978-1-7853-1214-4
• Forfar Athletic On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2017,ISBN 978-1-84921-166-6
• Celtic The Invincibles 2016-17, DB Publishing 2017,ISBN 978-1-78091-559-3
• Celtic - How The League Was Won 49 Times, DB Publishing 2018,ISBN 978-1-78091-574-6
• Raith Rovers On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2018,ISBN 978-1-84921-172-7
• Strathmore Cricket Union The First 90 Years - A History 1928-2018 (with Richard Miller and Gavin McKiddie) 2018
• Kirkcaldy On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2019,ISBN 978-1-84921-058-4
• East Fife On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2019,ISBN 978-1-84921-178-9
• 'Sivvy', R.W. Sievwright - Scotland's Greatest Cricketer? 2019
• Celtic v Rangers: The Bhoys Greatest Old Firm Victories, Pitch Publishing 2019,ISBN 978-1-78531-567-1
• Sixty Great Scottish Cricket Games, Kennedy & Boyd 2020,ISBN 978-1-84921-192-5
• The Scottish Cup: Celtic's Favourite Trophy, Pitch Publishing 2020,ISBN 978-1-78531-689-0
• Walfrid and The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars (with Liam Kelly and Matt Corr), Celtic Star Books 2020,ISBN 978-1-8380207-1-2
• Dunfermline Athletic On This Day (with Gordon McKenzie), Kennedy & Boyd 2021,ISBN 978-1-84921-210-6
• Alec McNair - Celtic's Icicle, Celtic Star Books 2021,ISBN 978-1-8380207-2-9
• Forfar On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2021,ISBN 978-1-84921-219-9
• The Scottish League Cup - 75 Years - 1946-2021, Pitch Publishing 2022,ISBN 978-1-80150-056-2
• Willie Fernie: Putting On The Style (with John McCue), Celtic Star Books 2022,ISBN 978-1-8380207-4-3
• The Great Forfar Lock-Out of 1889, 2022
• The Benign Aristocrats - British Prime Ministers 1951-1964, Austin Macauley 2022,ISBN 978-1-52895-712-0
• The Celtic Rising - 1965: The Year Jock Stein Changed Everything, Celtic Star Books 2022,ISBN 978-1-83802-075-0
• Newcastle United: The Great Days 1904 to 1911, Pitch Publishing 2022,ISBN 978-1-80150-082-1
• The Troubled Tour: South Africa in England 1960, Pitch Publishing 2022,ISBN 978-1-80150-200-9
• Arbroath On This Day, Kennedy & Boyd 2022,ISBN 978-1-84921-232-8
• The Great Days of Sunderland, Pitch Publishing 2023,ISBN 978-1-80150-432-4

• 1948 births
• 2023 deaths
• Alumni of the University of St Andrews
• Cricket writers
• Scottish sportswriters
• People from Forfar

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