William Alexander Devlin (30 July 1899 – 23 July 1972) was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his two spells as a centre forward in the Scottish League with Cowdenbeath, for whom he scored 123 goals in 155 appearances.[3] He also played for Scottish League clubs Heart of Midlothian, King's Park, Clyde and for Football League clubs Huddersfield Town and Liverpool.[1][3][4][5]

Personal life

Devlin's brother Tom was also a footballer.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clyde 1921–22[3] Scottish First Division 9 2 — — 9 2
1922–23[3] 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 10 2 — — 10 2
King's Park (loan) 1921–22[3] Scottish Second Division 13 19 3 2 — 16 21
Cowdenbeath 1922–23[3] Scottish Second Division 31 20 2 4 — 33 24
1923–24[3] 36 25 2 2 — 38 27
1924–25[3] Scottish First Division 38 33 1 0 — 39 33
1925–26[3] 30 40 1 0 — 31 40
Total 135 118 6 6 — 141 124
Huddersfield Town 1925–26[7] First Division 4 4 — — 4 4
1926–27[7] 28 10 0 0 — 28 10
Total 32 14 0 0 — 32 14
Liverpool 1926–27[8] First Division 1 1 0 0 — 1 1
1927–28[8] 18 14 0 0 — 18 14
Total 19 15 0 0 — 19 15
Heart of Midlothian 1927–28[9] Scottish First Division 15 12 2 2 1[a] 0 18 14
Macclesfield 1928–29[10] Cheshire League 23 18 0 0 1[b] 1 24 19
Cowdenbeath 1929–30[3] Scottish First Division 20 5 2 1 — 22 6
Macclesfield 1931–32[11] Cheshire League 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
Boston United 1933–34[12] Midland League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 268 203 12 10 3 1 283 214
  1. ^ Appearance in Dunedin Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

Honours

Cowdenbeath

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 80. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ a b "William Alexander Devlin". Play Up, Liverpool. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105.
  5. ^ "Player Profiles - D". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Devlin Willie Cowdenbeath 1925". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Players – Player Profile". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "William Devlin". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Willie Devlin – Hearts Career – from 31 Dec 1927 to 30 Apr 1928". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1928–29". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1931–32". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Boston United Roll Call". www.bufc.drfox.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Willie Devlin – Staff Biography". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  14. ^ Brown, Alan (5 June 2014). "Scotland – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2015.


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