Harry Devey

Henry Devey
Personal information
Full name	Henry Prince Devey
Date of birth	September - December 1864
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1940 (aged 79–80)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henry Prince Devey (September - December 1864 – 1940) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Aston Villa.^[4]^[5]^[3]

Family[]

He was one of five brothers who all played professional football, Ted and Will for Small Heath and Jack, Harry and Bob Devey for Aston Villa. Another brother, Abel, was a cricketer with Staffordshire.^[6]

Playing career[]

Harry Devey was a key member of the Aston Villa squad in the Football League inaugural season of 1888–1889. Devey played in the 1st ever Villa League match on 8 September 1888 at Dudley Road, Wolverhampton then home of Wolverhampton Wanderers. The match ended 1-1. Devey was described as a keen, hard-tackler who had the ability, then rare for a defender at bringing the ball forward. He only missed one game in 1888-1889 and was part of the excellent Aston Villa defence (as Centre-Half) that only conceded 43 goals in 1888-1889 the 3rd lowest in the League in 1888–1889. As a centre-half he played in a defence that achieved one League clean-sheet and kept the opposition to one-League-goal-in-a-match on no less than on eight occasions.^[5] Aston Villa finished runners-up.^[7]

Professional Baseball[]

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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Harry Devey at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "FreeBirthsMarriagesDeaths". Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Matthews, Tony (2004). Who's Who of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 1-84018-821-9.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 23 December 2017. (registration & fee required)
^ "Abel Devey". cricketarchive. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
^ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.

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[ENFA-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Harry Devey at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[FreeBirthsMarriagesDeaths-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "FreeBirthsMarriagesDeaths". Retrieved 30 March 2018.

[Matthews_2004_82-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Matthews, Tony (2004). Who's Who of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 1-84018-821-9.

[4] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

[English_National_Football_Archive-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 23 December 2017. (registration & fee required)

[6] "Abel Devey". cricketarchive. Retrieved 1 March 2009.

[7] Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.

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Personal information
Full name	Henry Prince Devey^[1]^[2]
Date of birth	September - December 1864^[1]^[2]
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1940 (aged 79–80)^[1]^[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1881–1884	Aston Clarendon F.C
1884–1886	Montrose (Birmingham) F.C.
1886–1887	Birmingham Excelsior
1887–1892	Aston Villa	73	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only