Luke Potter is a retired professional footballer who played for his hometown club Barnsley FC. He came through the ranks at Oakwell and joined the youth team in 2005.

In 2007, he made his league debut in Barnsley’s final fixture of the 2006–07 season against West Bromwich Albion. Over the next 2 seasons Luke had loan spells away from Oakwell at Stafford Rangers and Kettering Town. In 2010, Luke became a 1st team regular at Barnsley making over 20 appearances before suffering a serious knee injury.

After a series of operations on his injured knee, Luke announced his retirement from football on 3 April 2012.

Since his retirement he has gained his UEFA B coaching badge and is currently studying for a degree in health sciences. He has also gained a wealth of coaching experience at various levels including his current role of academy football coach at Barnsley Sports College.

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