William Alexander Devlin (30 July 1899 – 23 July 1972) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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, best remembered for his two spells as a
centre forward in the
Scottish League
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with
Cowdenbeath
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, for whom he scored 123 goals in 155 appearances.
He also played for Scottish League clubs
Heart of Midlothian,
King's Park,
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and for
Football League clubs
Huddersfield Town
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and
Liverpool
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.
Personal life
Devlin's brother
Tom was also a footballer.
Career statistics
Honours
Cowdenbeath
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Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion:
1923–24
Individual
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Scottish League First Division
The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as t ...
top scorer (2):
1924–25,
1925–26
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Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 189 ...
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
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