Will Devey
Will Devey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Devey | ||
| Date of birth | (1865-04-12)12 April 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Perry Barr, Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1935(1935-06-10) (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Clarendon Montrose | ||
| – | Wellington Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1884–1885 | Aston Unity | ||
| 1885–1891 | Small Heath | 40 | (35) |
| 1891–1892 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | (17) |
| 1892–1894 | Aston Villa | 10 | (2) |
| 1894–1895 | Walsall Town Swifts | 21 | (7) |
| 1895–1896 | Burton Wanderers | 22 | (7) |
| 1896–1897 | Notts County | 14 | (3) |
| 1897 | Walsall | 11 | (6) |
| 1897–1898 | Burton Wanderers | ||
| 1898 | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
| 1898 | Darlaston | ||
| 1898–1899 | Small Heath | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
William Devey (12 April 1865 – 10 June 1935) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Small Heath (renamed from Small Heath Aliiance in 1888) in the Football Alliance and for a variety of Midlands clubs in the Football League and outside it.
Football career[edit]
He was Small Heath Alliance's leading scorer for their first two seasons in the Football Alliance (1889–90 and 1890–91)[1] before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he became their leading scorer in the next Football League season.
Family[edit]
He was one of five brothers who all played professional football, Ted and Will for Small Heath and Jack, Harry and Bob for Aston Villa. Another brother, Abel, was a cricketer with Staffordshire.[2]
References[edit]
^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Abel Devey". cricketarchive. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
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- 1865 births
- 1935 deaths
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Aston Unity F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Burton Wanderers F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Darlaston Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
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- English football forward, 1860s birth stubs
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