William Devlin (footballer, born 1899)

William Devlin
Personal information
Full name William Alexander Devlin
Date of birth (1899-07-30)30 July 1899
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Date of death 23 July 1972(1972-07-23) (aged 72)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Vale of Clyde
1921–1922 Clyde 10 (2)
1921–1922King's Park (loan) 13 (19)
1922–1926 Cowdenbeath 135 (118)
1926–1927 Huddersfield Town 32 (14)
1927 Liverpool 19 (15)
1927–1928 Heart of Midlothian 15 (12)
1928–1929 Macclesfield 23 (18)
1929–1930 Cowdenbeath 20 (5)
1930–1931 Mansfield Town
1931 Burton Town
1931 Shelbourne
1931–1932 Macclesfield 0 (0)
1932 Bangor City
1932–1933 Marseille
1933–1934 Boston United
1934–1935 Ashton National
1935–1936 Marseille
FC Zürich
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Alexander Devlin (30 July 1899 – 23 July 1972) was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his two spells as a centre forward in the Scottish League with Cowdenbeath, for whom he scored 123 goals in 155 appearances. He also played for Scottish League clubs Heart of Midlothian, King's Park, Clyde and for Football League clubs Huddersfield Town and Liverpool.