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Appearances:

10

Starts:

10

Substitute:

0

Unused:

0

Goals:

1

Games per Goal:

10.00

Assists:

0

Goal Involvements:

1

Player #91

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Citizenship:

Position:

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Forward

1892-93

1893-94

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William Devey

William Devey

Seasons Quick-View

Season

1892-93
1893-94

Age

27
28

Division

D1
D1

Squad #

Appearances

6
4

Starts

6
4

Subs

0
0

Unused

0
0

Goals

1
0

Assists

0
0

Bookings

Red Cards

Games / Goals

6.00
0

Goal

Involvements

1
0

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Goalkeeping Statistics

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1
2
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4
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
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20
1892-93
1893-94

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🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.

William Devey

Birth Date

12 April 1865

Birth Place

Perry Barr, Birmingham

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams

Aston Brook School
Clarendon Montrose
Aston Brook Boys
Wellington Road FC
Aston Unity
Mitchell St. George’s
1885-1891 Small Heath Alliance
1891-92 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Transfer in

Aged

27

From

Wolverhampton Wanderers

For

Free

On

1892

Under

George Ramsay

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

Under

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out

Aged

28

Walsall Town Swifts

To

For

Free

On

1894

Under

George Ramsay

Subsequent Clubs

1894-95 Walsall Town Swifts
1895-96 Burton Wanderers
1896-97 Notts County
1897 Walsall
1897-98 Burton Wanderers
1898 Walsall
1898 Darlaston FC
1898-99 Small Heath
Retired

Died

10 June 1935, Aged 70

Villa Career

1893-94 Free, 10 | 1 | #91 |

Appearances

Unused

10

0

Goals

1

Played Under

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

(First Squad)

Manager

First Goal

1892-93

7 January 1893

Sheffield Wednesday (h), Division One

27

No Substitutes in Period

7 January 1893

Appearances

Goals

10

1

Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

1893-94

3 March 1894

Bolton Wanderers (h), Division One

Aged

Manager

(Final Squad)

Manager

28

No Substitutes in Period

Honours

1893-94 League Champions |

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

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England

Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |

Caps with Villa

William Devey

Player #93 for Aston Villa, William Devey played as a forward for the club in the inside right position.

William represented Villa in the 1892-93 and 1893-94 seasons making a total of 10 appearances.

William was born in Perry Barr, just a mile from the current Villa ground, on 12th April 1865 and made his debut as a 27 year old on 7th January 1893.

Villa had signed William from Wolverhampton Wanderers and he went on to help Villa secure the League Championship in 1893-94.

Although not a regular starter for Villa, in the Championship winning season William made 4 appearances to contribute to the 1893-94 league title.

William’s final game for Villa came on the 3rd March 1894 aged 28 after which he moved on to Walsall Town Swifts.

William played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

William passed away in Perry Barr on the 10th June 1935 aged 70.

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