Will Devey

{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Will Devey | image = | fullname = William Devey | birth_date = {{birth date|1865|4|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Perry Barr, Birmingham, England | death_date = {{death date and age|1935|6|10|1865|4|12|df=y}} | death_place = Birmingham, England | height = | position = Centre forward | youthyears1 = – | youthclubs1 = Clarendon Montrose | youthyears2 = – | youthclubs2 = Wellington Town | years1 = 1884–1885 | clubs1 = Aston Unity | years2 = 1885–1891 | clubs2 = Small Heath | caps2 = 40 | goals2 = 35 | years3 = 1891–1892 | clubs3 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | caps3 = 41 | goals3 = 17 | years4 = 1892–1894 | clubs4 = Aston Villa | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 1894–1895 | clubs5 = Walsall Town Swifts | caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 7 | years6 = 1895–1896 | clubs6 = Burton Wanderers | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 7 | years7 = 1896–1897 | clubs7 = Notts County | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 1897 | clubs8 = Walsall | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 6 | years9 = 1897–1898 | clubs9 = Burton Wanderers | years10= 1898 | clubs10= Walsall | caps10= 0 | goals10= 0 | years11= 1898 | clubs11= Darlaston | years12= 1898–1899 | clubs12= Small Heath | caps12= 2 | goals12= 1 }} '''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)<ref>{{cite book | author=Matthews, Tony | title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record | year=1995 | publisher=Breedon Books | isbn=1-85983-010-2}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title =Abel Devey |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/127/127571/127571.html|publisher=cricketarchive|accessdate =1 March 2009}}</ref> ==Honours== '''Aston Villa''' * National League of Baseball: 1890

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