William Alexander Devlin (30 July 1899 – 23 July 1972) was a Scottish professional
footballer, best remembered for his two spells as a
centre forward
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in the
Scottish League with
Cowdenbeath, for whom he scored 123 goals in 155 appearances.
He also played for Scottish League clubs
Heart of Midlothian,
King's Park,
Clyde and for
Football League
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clubs
Huddersfield Town and
Liverpool
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.
Personal life
Devlin's brother
Tom was also a footballer.
Career statistics
Honours
Cowdenbeath
*
Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion:
1923–24
Individual
*
Scottish League First Division top scorer (2):
1924–25,
1925–26
*
Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame
References
External links
LFC History profile
1899 births
Place of death missing
Scottish men's footballers
Footballers from Bellshill
Men's association football forwards
English Football League players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
Clyde F.C. players
King's Park F.C. players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Macclesfield Town F.C. players
Mansfield Town F.C. players
Burton Town F.C. players
Shelbourne F.C. players
Bangor City F.C. players
Boston United F.C. players
Ashton National F.C. players
Olympique de Marseille players
Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Scottish league football top scorers
Scottish Football League players
1972 deaths
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in France
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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