John Devine (footballer born 1933)

For other people named John Devine, see John Devine (disambiguation).

John Devine
Personal information
Full name	John Henry Devine
Date of birth	9 July 1933 (1933-07-09) (age 78)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?–1955	Rhyl
1955–c.1956	Chester	1	(0)
c.1956–?	New Brighton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Devine (born July 9, 1933, Liverpool) is a former English footballer who played as a winger and made a professional appearance with Chester.

Devine played for Rhyl until joining Chester in 1955, with goalkeeper Keith Griffiths making the same move.^[1] But whereas Griffiths was to make more than 50 league appearances for the club, Devine was to be restricted to a solitary first team outing. It came on March 30, 1956 in a 2–0 home win over Halifax Town, with Devine wearing the number seven shirt in place of regular George Allman.^[2]

He later returned to non–league football when he joined New Brighton.^[3]

Bibliography

Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1-874427-52-0.

References

^ Sumner (1997), p 68
^ Sumner (1997), stats (season 55-56)
^ Sumner (1997), p 137

Persondata
Name	Devine, John
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 9, 1933
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death
Place of death