Ray Devey

Raymond Devey (19 December 1917 – 26 June 2001) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Mansfield Town.[1] He played as a centre half.

Ray Devey

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Devey
Date of birth	19 December 1917
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	26 June 2001 (aged 83)
Place of death	England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Centre half
Youth career
	Shirley Juniors
	Birmingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1947	Birmingham City	1	(0)
1947–1950	Mansfield Town	76	(4)
1950–195?	Hereford United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Devey was born in the Tyseley district of Birmingham. He joined Birmingham as a junior, and turned professional in 1937. The Second World War put a stop to his career development,[2] and he finally made his Football League debut on 21 September 1946, at the age of 28, deputising for Arthur Turner in a Second Division game at home to Newport County which finished as a 1–1 draw.[3] Devey joined Mansfield Town at the start of the 1947–48 season, and he played 76 games in the Third Division North before finishing off his playing career with a brief spell at non-league Hereford United.[1]

Devey returned to Birmingham City, where he spent the remainder of his working life, performing a variety of backroom roles including reserve team trainer and coach, first-team trainer, physiotherapist and kit-man. He retired in 1983.[2] He died in 2001 at the age of 83.[4]

References

1. "Ray Devey". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
3. Matthews, p. 182.
4. "Ray Devey dies, 83". Birmingham Evening Mail. 30 June 2001. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2009 – via HighBeam Research.