Ted Devey

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Ted Devey
Full name	Edwin James Devey
Date of birth	August 1862
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	September 2, 1946 (aged 84)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Left half
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1888–1896 1896–????	Birmingham Excelsior Small Heath Burton Wanderers	138 (5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Edwin James "Ted" Devey (August 1862 – 2 September 1946) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half. Born in Small Heath, Birmingham, he played for local club Birmingham Excelsior before signing for Small Heath in 1888. A defensive wing half with strong tackling, he went on to make 155 appearances in the FA Cup, Football Alliance and the Football League for the club in the early days of its history. He helped the club to the inaugural Football League Second Division championship in 1893 and promotion to the First Division the following year. In 1896 he moved to Burton Wanderers; playing against them in the 1888 FA Cup, he scored four goals in Small Heath's 9–0 win, as did his brother Will. He came from a footballing family; brother Will played for Small Heath and several other Midlands clubs, and other brothers Jack, Harry and Bob also played for Aston Villa. Devey died in Birmingham aged about 84.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 92, 140–43, 231. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.

Persondata
NAME	Devey, Ted
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Devey, Edwin James
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	August 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Small Heath, Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH	1946-09-02
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England