Peter Devine (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Devine[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | |||
| 1981–1982 | Bristol City | 21 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | (2) |
| 1984–1986 | Burnley | 56 | (4) |
| 1986–? | Lancaster City | ||
| Chorley | |||
| Morecambe | |||
| Clitheroe | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | AFC Darwen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Peter Devine (born 25 May 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Devine played professionally for Vancouver Whitecaps, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley and also played non-league football for Lancaster City, Chorley, Morecambe and Clitheroe.[3]
While playing for Lancaster City, Devine became infamous for a missed penalty kick attempt during the 1991 HFS Northern Premier League Division One Cup Final against Whitley Bay.[4] The miss was included on the football blunders video Nick Hancock's Football Nightmares[5] and has been voted one of the worst penalty misses of all time.
In July 2015, Devine took over as manager of AFC Darwen.[6] After playing just one pre-season friendly, Devine resigned as manager.[7]
He has previously worked as Community Development Officer at Wigan Athletic.[3] He has also worked for a local plastics company, as well as previously being a PE teacher in Spain and owning an English bar in Benalmádena called Devine's.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Peter Devine". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b "Ex-Blackburn Rovers and Burnley winger named new AFC Darwen manager". Lancashire Telegraph.
- ^ Harris, Daniel; Miller, Nick (8 July 2016). "The Joy of Six: terrible football penalties". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Nick Hancock: Football Hell/Football Nightmares/Football Doctor". 27 November 2000 – via Amazon.
- ^ Coney, Steven (8 July 2015). "Former Blackburn winger Peter Devine takes over at AFC Darwen".
- ^ "History - AFC Darwen".
- ^ "Devines (Benalmadena) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor.
External links[]
- Peter Devine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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