Will Devey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Devey | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1935 (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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
William 'Will' Devey (12 April 1865 in Perry Barr, Birmingham – 10 June 1935 in Birmingham) 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
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
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
- ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
- ↑ "Abel Devey". cricketarchive. Retrieved 1 March 2009.