Joseph Cassidy Devine (8 September 1905 – 1980) was a Scottish professional footballer born in Motherwell, who played as an inside forward or wing half. He represented Bathgate in the Scottish Football League,[3] and made nearly 350 appearances in the English Football League in England playing for Burnley, Newcastle United, Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham and Chesterfield.[4]

After his playing career, he became manager of Valur[5][6] and Iceland.[7]

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ "Faith in "Blues'" fowrard line. No new "stars"". Evening Despatch. Birmingham. 1 August 1935. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10435~1053753,00.html#continue [dead link]
  5. ^ "Tímarit.is".
  6. ^ "Tímarit.is".
  7. ^ "Lagerbäck fyrsti útlendingurinn í 20 ár".
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 73. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.


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