William Devlin (footballer, born 1899)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Alexander Devlin | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1972 (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) |
| 1921–1922 | → King'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.