John Devine (footballer, born 1933)

John Devine (9 July 1933 - May 2017) was an English footballer who played as a winger and made a professional appearance with Chester.

John Devine
Personal information
Full name John Henry Devine
Date of birth (1933-07-09)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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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  • 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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  1. ^ Sumner (1997), p 68
  2. ^ Sumner (1997), stats (season 55-56)
  3. ^ "John Devine". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ^ Sumner (1997), p 137