John Devine (footballer, born 1933)
John Devine (9 July 1933 - May 2017) was an English former footballer who played as a Winger and made a professional appearance with Chester.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Devine | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | May 2017 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Denbighshire, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1955 | Rhyl | ||
| 1955–1956 | Chester | 1 | (0) |
| 1956–? | New Brighton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Devine played for Rhyl until joining Chester in 1955, with goalkeeper John 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 30 March 1956 in a 2–0 home win over Halifax Town, with Devine wearing the number seven shirt in place of regular George Allman.[2][3]
He later returned to non–league football when he joined New Brighton.[4]
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)
- "John Devine". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Sumner (1997), p 137
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