John Devine (footballer, born 1933) explained

John Devine
Fullname:John Henry Devine
Birth Date:1933 7, df=y
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Death Date:May 2017 (aged 83)
Death Place:Denbighshire, Wales
Position:Winger
Years1:?–1955
Years2:1955–1956
Years3:1956–?
Clubs3:New Brighton
Caps2:1
Goals2:0

John Devine (9 July 1933 - May 2017) was an 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Sumner (1997), p 68
  2. Sumner (1997), stats (season 55-56)
  3. Sumner (1997), p 137