John Devine (footballer, born 1933)
For other people named John Devine, see John Devine (disambiguation).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Devine | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1933 | ||
| 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 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Devine (born 9 July 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 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]
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
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