John Henry George Devey was an English football player and a first-class cricketer.
12 Facts About Jack Devey
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Jack Devey is considered one of Aston Villa's greatest captains.
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Jack Devey was Villa's top goal scorer in 6 of his 12 seasons with the club.
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For eight years, Jack Devey captained Aston Villa during which time they won the League championship five times between 1894 and 1900 and the FA Cup twice.
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In October 1896 Jack Devey was awarded a benefit match against Derby County, after which he was presented with an illuminated address from the club with the following words:.
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Jack Devey retired as a player in April 1902 and was an Aston Villa director for the next 32 years, during which time he was actively involved with training and scouting new players.
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Jack Devey was a Warwickshire cricketer, first appearing for the county side in 1887, though matches were only rated as first-class from 1894.
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Jack Devey was a right-handed batsman who batted in the middle order until around 1900, but then opened the innings until his final retirement from the game in 1907.
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In 1890 Jack Devey played professional baseball for Aston Villa in the National League of Baseball of Great Britain.
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Jack Devey was a gifted two-way player player, who led the statistical categories at the end of the year, including being the league's batting champion.
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Jack Devey was inducted into the British Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Jack Devey was one of five brothers who all played professional football, Ted and Will for Small Heath and John, Harry and Bob for Aston Villa.