Clarets legend Harry Potts is to have his life story told in a new biography by club historian Ray Simpson.

The Harry Potts Way is being written in conjunction with Potts' widow Margaret and her family and is set to be published in October.

Simpson, who has written extensively on Burnley's history and the Clarets' leading figures, believes a book will be a fitting tribute to Potts, who made 181 playing appearances for the club before returning to Turf Moor as manager to guide the club to some of their greatest triumphs.

Potts brought the Football League title and European Cup football to Burnley, as well as guiding the team to the 1962 FA Cup final in the first of his two spells in the hot-seat.

Simpson tells the whole story from Potts' early years in County Durham to his arrival at Turf Moor as a youth player in 1937 through to his subsequent triumphs as manager. "He has probably had the greatest influence on Burnley Football Club since the end of the war and is arguably the greatest manager they have ever had. He has certainly brought more success to Burnley than anyone else," Simpson said.