Ray Devey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Devey | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 2001 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Shirley Juniors | ||
| – | Birmingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1947 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1947–1950 | Mansfield Town | 76 | (4) |
| 1950–195? | Hereford United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Raymond Devey (19 December 1917 – 26 June 2001) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Mansfield Town.[1] He played as a centre half.
Devey was born in the Tyseley district of Birmingham. He joined Birmingham as a junior, and turned professional in 1937. The Second World War put a stop to his career development,[2] and he finally made his Football League debut on 21 September 1946, at the age of 28, deputising for Arthur Turner in a Second Division game at home to Newport County which finished as a 1–1 draw.[3] Devey joined Mansfield Town at the start of the 1947–48 season, and he played 76 games in the Third Division North before finishing off his playing career with a brief spell at non-league Hereford United.[1]
Devey then returned to Birmingham City, where he spent the remainder of his working life, performing a variety of backroom roles including reserve team trainer and coach, first-team trainer, physiotherapist and kit-man. He retired in 1983.[2] He died in 2001 at the age of 83.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Ray Devey". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 182.
- ↑ "Ray Devey dies, 83". Birmingham Evening Mail. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2009 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).