William Devey, Aston Villa

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Forward

1893-94 🕒 10 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 - | #92 |

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1893-94 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 10 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 - | #92 |

Previous Player	Next Player
F David Skea \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #91 \|	W Albert Woolley \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #93 \|

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

William Devey

Personal Profile

Birth Date	Birthplace	Birth Country	Citizenship	Height	Foot
12 April 1865	Perry Barr, Birmingham	England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Personal

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs

Aston Brook School
Clarendon Montrose
Aston Brook Boys
Wellington Road FC
Aston Unity
Mitchell St. George’s
1885-1891 Small Heath Alliance
1891-92 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Transfer In

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Transfer In

Season	Joined Date	Aged	Fee	From	From	Signed Under
1892-93 (DEBUT)	1892	27	Free	Wolverhampton Wanderers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿		George Ramsay

Career

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Played Under

Managers

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Career Summary

🗓️	🕒	✅	🔁	🇺	PPG	🟩	🟨	🟥	🟩 %	🟨 %	🟥 %	⚽	🔥	Yellow	Red	GI	GPG	GPGi
2	10	10	0	0								1	0	0	-	1	10.00

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Competition Record

🕒 League	🕒 FA Cup	🕒 League Cup	🕒 Europe	🕒 European Cup
		0	0	0

⚽ League	⚽ FA Cup	⚽ League Cup	⚽ Europe	⚽ European Cup
		0	0	0

🔥 League	🔥 FA Cup	🔥 League Cup	🔥 Europe	🔥 European Cup
0	0	0	0	0

League Gi	FA Cup Gi	League Cup Gi	Europe Gi	European Cup Gi
		0	0	0

League GPG	FA Cup GPG	League Cup GPG	Europe GPG	European Cup GPG
		0.00	0.00	0.00

League GPGi	FA Cup GPGi	League Cup GPGi	Europe GPGi	European Cup GPGi
		0.00	0.00	0.00

Games 🕒, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Season by Season Record

Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

🗓️	🎂	〽️	🏆	🕒	✅	🔁	🇺	PPG	🟩	🟩 %	🟨	🟨 %	🟥	🟥 %	⚽	🔥	Yellow	Red	GI	GPG	GPGi
1892-93	27	D1		6	6	0	0								1	-	-	-	1	6.00

1893-94

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Goalkeeping Record

GK #	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔ %

Season	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔ %

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Honours

Villa Honours

1893-94 League Champions |

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Debuts & Dates

Season	First Squad	Manager
1892-93	7 January 1893	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Season	Debut	Manager	Aged
1892-93	7 January 1893	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	27

Game #	First Goal	Scorer(s)

Game #	First Assist

Game #	First Clean Sheet

Season	Final Game	Aged	Manager
1893-94	3 March 1894	28	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Season	Final Squad	Manager
1893-94	3 March 1894	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut

Loans

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Loans Out

Loans

None

Transfer Out

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Transfer Out

Season	Date	Aged	Fee	To	To	Left Under
1893-94	1894	28	Free	Walsall Town Swifts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿		George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Subsequent Clubs

1894-95 Walsall Town Swifts
1895-96 Burton Wanderers
1896-97 Notts County
1897 Walsall
1897-98 Burton Wanderers
1898 Walsall
1898 Darlaston FC
1898-99 Small Heath
Retired

Quotes

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Quotes

Biography

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Biography

Player #92 for Aston Villa, William Devey, also known as Will Devey, played as a forward for the club in the inside right position.

William represented Villa in the 1892-93 and 1893-94 seasons making a total of 10 appearances.

William was born in Perry Barr, just a mile from the current Villa ground, on 12th April 1865 and made his debut as a 27 year old on 7th January 1893.

Villa had signed William from Wolverhampton Wanderers and he went on to help Villa secure the League Championship in 1893-94.

Although not a regular starter for Villa, in the Championship winning season William made 4 appearances to contribute to the 1893-94 league title.

William’s final game for Villa came on the 3rd March 1894 aged 28 after which he moved on to Walsall Town Swifts.

William played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

William passed away in Perry Barr on the 10th June 1935 aged 70.

Died

10 June 1935, Aged 70

Appearances

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Appearances

10

Game	Matchday Summary	Match Squad
Game #166	🟩 7 Jan 1893, Villa 5-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D Gershom Cox \| D Harry Devey \| FB Arthur Stokes \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #167	🟥 14 Jan 1893, Villa 0-6 Sunderland, Newcastle Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D Gershom Cox \| D Harry Devey \| FB Walter Evans \| M James Brown \| M Peter Dowds \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #169	🟨 11 Feb 1893, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Ewood	GK Bob Roberts \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| D Gershom Cox \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Lewis Campbell \| F William Devey \| W Albert A Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Jack Devey \|
Game #170	🟩 6 Mar 1893, Villa 2-0 United, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| D Gershom Cox \| M George Campbell \| M Fred Burton \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Lewis Campbell \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #171	🟩 18 Mar 1893, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Wellington Road	GK Bob Roberts \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| D Gershom Cox \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| W Albert A Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #174	🟥 4 Apr 1893, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Walter Evans \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Jack Devey \| W Albert A Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #175	🟨 15 Apr 1893, Villa 1-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Walter Evans \| M Fred Burton \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Bob Chatt \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Jack Devey \| W Albert A Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #180	🟩 23 Sep 1893, Villa 3-1 Everton, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M James Gillan \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #181	🟨 30 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Derby, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #182	🟥 2 Oct 1893, Villa 0-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #205	🟥 3 Mar 1894, Villa 2-3 Bolton, Wellington Road	D Frank Coulton (GK) \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M George Russell \| M Willie Groves \| M Fred Burton \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Steve Smith \| F Bob Chatt \| F William Devey \|

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Starts

10

Game	Matchday Summary	Line Up
Game #166	🟩 7 Jan 1893, Villa 5-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB Gershom Cox \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CB Harry Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Arthur Stokes \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Peter Dowds \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Fred Burton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Charlie Athersmith \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| 🔥 \| 🔥 \| F William Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🟢 \| ⚽ \| 🔥 \| F Jack Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔥 \| CF Jimmy Logan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \|
Game #167	🟥 14 Jan 1893, Villa 0-6 Sunderland, Newcastle Road	GK Bill Dunning \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| D Gershom Cox \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| D Harry Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB Walter Evans \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 \| M James Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Peter Dowds \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Charlie Athersmith \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F William Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Jack Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Jimmy Logan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|
Game #169	🟨 11 Feb 1893, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Ewood	GK Bob Roberts \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| FB John Baird \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB Gershom Cox \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Peter Dowds \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Fred Burton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Charlie Athersmith \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \| W Lewis Campbell \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| F William Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Albert Brown \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Jack Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #170	🟩 6 Mar 1893, Villa 2-0 United, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Baird \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB Gershom Cox \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M George Campbell \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Fred Burton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Charlie Athersmith \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Lewis Campbell \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| F William Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Jack Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| CF Jimmy Logan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \|
Game #171	🟩 18 Mar 1893, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Wellington Road	GK Bob Roberts \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| D Gershom Cox \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #174	🟥 4 Apr 1893, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Walter Evans \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Jack Devey \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #175	🟨 15 Apr 1893, Villa 1-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Walter Evans \| M Fred Burton \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Bob Chatt \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Jack Devey \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #180	🟩 23 Sep 1893, Villa 3-1 Everton, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M James Gillan \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #181	🟨 30 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Derby, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #182	🟥 2 Oct 1893, Villa 0-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #205	🟥 3 Mar 1894, Villa 2-3 Bolton, Wellington Road	GK Frank Coulton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔴 \| FB John Baird \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB Jim Elliott \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M George Russell \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Willie Groves \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| M Fred Burton \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Charlie Athersmith \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Steve Smith \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Bob Chatt \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| ⚽ \| ⚽ \| F William Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| 🔴 \|

Starts

Subs

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Substitutes

Unused

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Unused Substitutes

Goals

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Goals Scored

1

Game	Matchday Summary	Scorer(s)
Game #166	🟩 7 Jan 1893, Villa 5-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road	Scorer(s) \| Jimmy Logan \| 12' \| 47' \| 50' \| Dennis Hodgetts \| 30' \| William Devey \| 3-0 \|

Assists

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Assists Made

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Assist(s)
Game #166	🟩 7 Jan 1893, Villa 5-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road	Assist(s) \| Jack Devey \| 12' \| Charlie Athersmith \| 30' \| Dennis Hodgetts \| 3-0 \| 50' \| William Devey \| 47' \|

Cards

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Cards Received

🟨

0 🟥

-

Game	Matchday Summary	Villa Cards

International

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

International Record

International Career	Caps with Villa

Matches

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Matches

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟩 7 Jan 1893, Villa 5-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

Game #166

Division One

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Fitzroy Norris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #140 |
Saturday, 7 January 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Logan | 12' | 47' | 50' | Dennis Hodgetts | 30' | William Devey | 3-0 |

Assist(s) | Jack Devey | 12' | Charlie Athersmith | 30' | Dennis Hodgetts | 3-0 | 50' | William Devey | 47' |

Teams

GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Harry Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Arthur Stokes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Dowds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Jimmy Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Allan
T. Brandon
J. Brown
Hall
Betts
Chalmers
McIntosh
R. N. Brown
Rowan
Woolhouse
Spikesley

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, William Devey
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Logan, Assist by Jack Devey
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 2-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, William Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 4-0, Jimmy Logan, Assist by William Devey
⚽ | 50' Goal, 5-0, Jimmy Logan, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🥅 | Goal, 5-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), McIntosh
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Sheffield Wednesday

On This Day

Forward William Devey makes a goalscoring debut for Villa aged 27 after joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers as Jimmy Logan scored his first hat-trick for the club with Wednesday beaten completely within 50 minutes.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟥 14 Jan 1893, Villa 0-6 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Game #167

Division One

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-6
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Saturday, 14 January 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
D Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Harry Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Walter Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M James Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Peter Dowds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Doig
Porteous
Smellie
Wilson
Auld
Gibson
Gillespie
Miller
Campbell
J. Hannah
D. Hannah

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa suffer a heavy defeat in a hail storm as they lose their first game in four and fail to score for the first time in 8 games.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟨 11 Feb 1893, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Ewood

Game #169

Division One

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #143 |
Saturday, 11 February 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 7' | 2-1 |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

GK Bob Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Peter Dowds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Lewis Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Not Recorded

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Charlie Athersmith scores both Villa's goals as Villa draw for the second time in six having not previously drawn since the 1890-91 season.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟩 6 Mar 1893, Villa 2-0 United, Wellington Road

Game #170

Division One

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: J. Lowles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Derby
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #144 |
Monday, 6 March 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Logan | 15' | 2-0 |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Lewis Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Davies
Mitchell
Clements
Perrins
Stewart
Errentz
Coupar
Farman
Donaldson
Fitzsimmons
Colville

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Logan
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Jimmy Logan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Newton Heath
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Newton Heath

On This Day

Jimmy Logan scored both goals as Villa win for the first time in four.
Winger Lewis Campbell makes his final appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Burslem Port Vale.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟩 18 Mar 1893, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Wellington Road

Game #171

Division One

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #145 |
Saturday, 18 March 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Fred Burton | Jack Devey | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Fred Burton
Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Notts County
Goal, 2-1, (Notts County)
Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Notts County

On This Day

Villa fielded their oldest team of the season with an average age of 26.94. Defender Gershom Cox made his final appearance for Villa aged 30 before moving on to Willenhall Pickwick. Cox represented Villa 102 times over his six seasons with the club.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟥 4 Apr 1893, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Wellington Road

Game #174

Division One

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Tuesday, 4 April 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Burnley
Goal, 1-1, (Burnley)
Goal, 1-2, (Burnley)
Goal, 1-3, (Burnley)
FT Aston Villa 1-3 Burnley

On This Day

Villa play games on successive days but cannot repeat their previous performance. Midfielder Peter Dowds made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Stoke.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟨 15 Apr 1893, Villa 1-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road

Game #175

Division One

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #149 |
Saturday, 15 April 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 65' |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
HT Accrington 0-0 Aston Villa
55’ Goal, 0-1 (Accrington)
65’ Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey
FT Accrington 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Forward Bob Chatt made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Middlesbrough Ironopolis as Villa finished fourth in the table for the second successive season.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟩 23 Sep 1893, Villa 3-1 Everton, Wellington Road

Game #180

Division One

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Saturday, 23 September 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Albert Woolley | Albert Woolley | Charlie Athersmith |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
15’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton)
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Everton
Goal, 1-1, Albert Woolley, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 2-1, Albert Woolley, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 3-1, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Albert Woolley
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Everton

On This Day

Villa gain immediate revenge for their defeat last time out at Goodison Park. Full back Jimmy Welford made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Birmingham St. George’s. Midfielder James Gillan made his Villa debut aged 22 after moving from Burton Swifts.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟨 30 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Derby, Wellington Road

Game #181

Division One

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Saturday, 30 September 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Unknown |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Willie Groves
Goal, 1-0, Unknown
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County
Goal, 1-1, (Derby County)
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Derby County

On This Day

Midfielder Willie Groves made his delayed Villa debut age 23 after West Bromwich Albion initially refused to release the player despite his having signed for Villa prior to the start of the season.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟥 2 Oct 1893, Villa 0-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Game #182

Division One

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Monday, 2 October 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United)
HT Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa
57’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United)
Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield United)
FT Sheffield United 3-0 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa face Sheffield United for the first time in competitive football, Sheffield United become the 35th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing city rival Wednesday 16 games previously.
Villa suffer their second defeat in 7 games as they are completely outplayed by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟥 3 Mar 1894, Villa 2-3 Bolton, Wellington Road

Game #205

Division One

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #179 |
Saturday, 3 March 1894

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 22' | 50' |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

GK Frank Coulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Not Recorded

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Bob Chatt scores his fifth goal in three games but Villa are beaten as they are were forced to play this fixture without Jack Reynolds, Jack Devey and Dennis Hodgetts who were all instructed to join the national side or risk punishment.
Villa were also without the injured Albert Woolley as well as both 'keepers Bill Dunning and Len Benwell.
As a result defender Frank Coulton, who last played for Villa in March 1892 is selected as goalkeeper in his final appearance for the club.
Forward William Devey made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Walsall Town Swifts.

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Forward

1893-94 🕒 10 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 - | #92 |

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

William Devey

Personal Profile

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Transfer In

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Played Under

Managers

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Career Summary

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Competition Record

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Season by Season Record

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Goalkeeping Record

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Honours

Villa Honours

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Debuts & Dates

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Loans Out

Loans

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Transfer Out

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Quotes

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Biography

Died

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Appearances

10

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Starts

10

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Substitute Appearances

0

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Goals Scored

1

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Assists Made

0

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Cards Received

🟨

0

🟥

-

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

International Record

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F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

Matches

F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #92 |

🟩 7 Jan 1893, Villa 5-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

Game #166

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Logan | 12' | 47' | 50' | Dennis Hodgetts | 30' | William Devey | 3-0 |

Teams

Substitutes

Unused Substitutes

Starting XI