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William Devlin (footballer, born 1899)

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William Devlin
Personal information
Full name William Alexander Devlin
Date of birth (1899-07-30)30 July 1899
Place of birth Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Vale of Clyde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1923 Clyde
1921–1922 → King's Park (loan)
1923–1926 Cowdenbeath
1926–1927 Huddersfield Town 32 (14)
1927 Liverpool 19 (15)
1927–1928 Heart of Midlothian
1928–1929 Macclesfield Town 23 (18)
1929–1930 Cowdenbeath
1930–1931 Mansfield Town
1931 Burton Town
1931–1932 Shelbourne
1932–1933 Bangor City
1933–1934 Boston Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Alexander Devlin (born 30 July 1899) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Cowdenbeath, Huddersfield Town and Liverpool.[1]

Devlin was the top goalscorer in the top division of the Scottish league twice, scoring 33 goals in 1924/25 and 40 goals in 1925/26.[2]

References

  1. ^ 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History (ISBN??)
  2. ^ Brown, Alan (5 June 2014). "Scotland - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2015.


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