William Devlin (footballer, born 1899)
# William Devlin (footballer, born 1899)

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.

## Personal life

Devlin's brother Tom was also a footballer.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Clyde | 1921–22 | Scottish First Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Clyde | 1922–23 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Clyde | Total | Total | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| King's Park (loan) | 1921–22 | Scottish Second Division | 13 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 21 |
| Cowdenbeath | 1922–23 | Scottish Second Division | 31 | 20 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 24 |
| Cowdenbeath | 1923–24 | Scottish Second Division | 36 | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 27 |
| Cowdenbeath | 1924–25 | Scottish First Division | 38 | 33 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 33 |
| Cowdenbeath | 1925–26 | Scottish First Division | 30 | 40 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 40 |
| Cowdenbeath | Total | Total | 135 | 118 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 141 | 124 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1925–26 | First Division | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1926–27 | First Division | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 10 |
| Huddersfield Town | Total | Total | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 14 |
| Liverpool | 1926–27 | First Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 1927–28 | First Division | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 14 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 15 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1927–28 | Scottish First Division | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 |
| Macclesfield | 1928–29 | Cheshire League | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
| Cowdenbeath | 1929–30 | Scottish First Division | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 6 |
| Macclesfield | 1931–32 | Cheshire League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Boston United | 1933–34 | Midland League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 268 | 203 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 283 | 214 |

* ↑ Appearance in Dunedin Cup
* ↑ Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

## Honours

Cowdenbeath

* Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion: 1923–24

Individual

* Scottish League First Division top scorer (2): 1924–25, 1925–26
* Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame
