Peter Devine (footballer)

Peter Devine (born 25 May 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Devine played professionally for Vancouver Whitecaps, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley and also played non-league football for Lancaster City, Chorley, Morecambe and Clitheroe.[3]

Peter Devine
Personal information
Full name Peter Devine[1]
Date of birth (1960-05-25) 25 May 1960[1]
Place of birth Blackburn,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vancouver Whitecaps
1981–1982 Bristol City 21 (1)
1982–1984 Blackburn Rovers 8 (2)
1984–1986 Burnley 56 (4)
1986–? Lancaster City
Chorley
Morecambe
Clitheroe
Teams managed
2015 AFC Darwen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

While playing for Lancaster City, Devine became infamous for a missed penalty kick attempt during the 1991 HFS Northern Premier League Division One Cup Final against Whitley Bay.[4] The miss was included on the football blunders video Nick Hancock's Football Nightmares[5] and has been voted one of the worst penalty misses of all time.

In July 2015, Devine took over as manager of AFC Darwen.[6] After playing just one pre-season friendly, Devine resigned as manager.[7]

He has previously worked as Community Development Officer at Wigan Athletic.[3] He has also worked for a local plastics company, as well as previously being a PE teacher in Spain and owning an English bar in Benalmádena called Devine's.[8]

References
  1. "Peter Devine". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Ex-Blackburn Rovers and Burnley winger named new AFC Darwen manager". Lancashire Telegraph.
  4. Harris, Daniel; Miller, Nick (8 July 2016). "The Joy of Six: terrible football penalties". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. "Nick Hancock: Football Hell/Football Nightmares/Football Doctor". 27 November 2000 – via Amazon.
  6. Coney, Steven (8 July 2015). "Former Blackburn winger Peter Devine takes over at AFC Darwen".
  7. "History - AFC Darwen".
  8. "Devines (Benalmadena) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor.
  • Peter Devine at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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