Will Devey

Will Devey

Personal information
Full name	William Devey
Date of birth	(1865-04-12)12 April 1865
Place of birth	Perry Barr, Birmingham, England
Date of death	10 June 1935(1935-06-10) (aged 70)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
–	Clarendon Montrose
–	Wellington Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1884–1885	Aston Unity
1885–1891	Small Heath	40	(35)
1891–1892	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	(17)
1892–1894	Aston Villa	10	(2)
1894–1895	Walsall Town Swifts	21	(7)
1895–1896	Burton Wanderers	22	(7)
1896–1897	Notts County	14	(3)
1897	Walsall	11	(6)
1897–1898	Burton Wanderers
1898	Walsall	0	(0)
1898	Darlaston
1898–1899	Small Heath	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Devey (12 April 1865 – 10 June 1935) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Small Heath (renamed from Small Heath Aliiance in 1888) in the Football Alliance and for a variety of Midlands clubs in the Football League and outside it.

Football career

He was Small Heath Alliance's leading scorer for their first two seasons in the Football Alliance (1889–90 and 1890–91) before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he became their leading scorer in the next Football League season.

Professional Baseball

In 1890 Devey played professional baseball for Aston Villa in the National League of Baseball of Great Britain.

Family

He was one of five brothers who all played professional football, Ted and Will for Small Heath and Jack, Harry and Bob for Aston Villa. Another brother, Abel, was a cricketer with Staffordshire.