After Canvey dropped out of the Conference, he was signed by Stevenage Borough by new manager Mark Stimson and promptly impressed in pre-season.

[1] In his first two seasons with Cambridge, Potter helped steer the side towards successive playoff finals, although he was to miss out on the latter through a knee injury.

[4] On 29 May 2011 he joined Conference National side Newport County,[5] the day after being non-playing substitute for Torquay when they lost 1–0 in the 2011 Football League Two play-off final to Stevenage, at Old Trafford, Manchester.

After three years in retirement, Potter made one league appearance for Leiston in a 2–2 draw with Tonbridge Angels on 20 September 2016[10] and the 2–1 defeat away to Westfields in the FA Cup on 15 October 2016.

[11] In 2002, Potter appeared in Sky One's Dream Team, playing as himself, for fictional club Harchester United.