John Devine (footballer, born 1933)

For other people named John Devine, see John Devine (disambiguation).

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

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] [3]}

He later returned to non–league football when he joined New Brighton. ^[4]

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

1. Sumner (1997), p 68
2. Sumner (1997), stats (season 55-56)
3. "John Devine". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
4. Sumner (1997), p 137