John Devine (footballer, born 1935)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Hunter Devine[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Auchinloch, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 6 December 2020 (aged 85)[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kirkintilloch St. Mary's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1961 | Queen's Park | 98 | (43) |
| Hounslow Town | |||
| Dulwich Hamlet | |||
| International career | |||
| 1960 | Great Britain | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Hunter Devine (1 December 1935 – 6 December 2020), also known as Hunter Devine, was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an inside forward for Queen's Park between 1953 and 1961.[3][4][5] Devine represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics and also played in non-League football.[1][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]In the early 1960s, Devine moved to London to work as an actuary for Scottish Amicable Building Society.[5] Devine died on 6 December 2020, at the age of 85.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1953–54[8] | Scottish Division B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1955–56[8] | Scottish Division Two | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 16 | |
| 1956–57[8] | Scottish Division One | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 32 | 14 | |
| 1957–58[8] | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 1959–60[8] | Scottish Division Two | 27 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[d] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1960–61[8] | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 134 | 50 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
Honours
[edit]Queen's Park
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Hunter Devine". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ John Devine at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Queen's Park F.C. at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – D". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Perfect hat-trick at Hampden was Devine". SPFL. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "John Devine". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ Plunkett, Paul (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Devine, John Hunter". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Queen's Park [Glasgow] at the Football Club History Database
External links
[edit]- John Devine – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1935 births
- 2020 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Great Britain
- Scotland men's amateur international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Hounslow F.C. players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- British actuaries
- Footballers from North Lanarkshire
- Scottish Olympic competitors
- Scottish football forward, 1930s birth stubs