Bernard Malcolm Devitt (26 January 1937 – 12 February 2012) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as an

inside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

Career

Born in

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

, Devitt began his career at Bradford Rovers, before turning professional in 1958 with

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

, making 100 appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

over the next five years. He later played non-league football with

Wisbech Town Wisbech Town Football Club is a football club based near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Fenland Stadium. History Although a Wisbech Town existed in the 1890s, the current club was estab ...

, and holds their Southern League match appearance record with 246 games, from a total of 385 first team appearances.

Later life and death

Devitt retired to Cyprus, and died on 12 February 2012 aged 74 following a fall.

References

1937 births 2012 deaths English men's footballers Bradford City A.F.C. players Wisbech Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football inside forwards Footballers from Bradford {{England-footy-forward-1930s-stub