John Devine (footballer, born 1935)

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John Devine
Personal information
Full name John Hunter Devine[1]
Date of birth (1935-12-01) 1 December 1935 (age 86)
Place of birth Auchinloch, Scotland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Kirkintilloch St. Mary's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1961 Queen's Park 98 (43)
Hounslow Town
Dulwich Hamlet
National team
1960 Great Britain 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Hunter Devine (born 1 December 1935), also known as Hunter Devine, is a Scottish former amateur footballer who played as an inside forward for Queen's Park between 1953 and 1961.[3][4][5] Devine represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics and also played in non-League football.[6][7][8]

Personal life[]

In the early 1960s, Devine moved to London to work as an actuary for Scottish Amicable Building Society.[5]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1953–54[9] Scottish Division B 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1955–56[9] Scottish Division Two 16 14 3 0 2 2 1[a] 0 22 16
1956–57[9] Scottish Division One 21 12 2 1 5 1 4[b] 0 32 14
1957–58[9] 12 4 0 0 6 0 2[c] 1 20 5
1959–60[9] Scottish Division Two 27 13 5 0 4 2 2[d] 0 38 0
1960–61[9] 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 98 43 10 1 17 5 9 1 134 50
  1. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup
  4. ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

Honours[]

Queen's Park

References[]

  1. ^ "Hunter Devine". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ John Devine at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Queen's Park F.C. at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – D". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Perfect hat-trick at Hampden was Devine". SPFL. Retrieved 12 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "John Devine". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  7. ^ Plunkett, Paul (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. ^ "John Devine". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Devine, John Hunter". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Queen's Park [Glasgow] at the Football Club History Database

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