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Malcolm Devitt

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Malcolm Devitt
Personal information
Full name Bernard Malcolm Devitt
Date of birth (1937-01-26)26 January 1937[1]
Place of birth Bradford, England
Date of death 12 February 2012(2012-02-12) (aged 75)
Place of death Cyprus
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
19xx–1958 Bradford Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1963 Bradford City 100 (13)
1963–1970 Wisbech Town 246 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard Malcolm Devitt[2] (26 January 1937 – 12 February 2012) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

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Born in Bradford, Devitt began his career at Bradford Rovers, before turning professional in 1958 with Bradford City, making 100 appearances in the Football League over the next five years.[3] He later played non-league football with Wisbech Town, and holds their Southern League match appearance record with 246 games, from a total of 385 first team appearances.[4]

Later life and death

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Devitt retired to Cyprus, and died on 12 February 2012 aged 74 following a fall.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Malcolm Devitt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile". In The Mad Crowd.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Wisbech Town FC Facts & Figures". Wisbech Town F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Malcolm Devitt - 1937-2012". Bradford City A.F.C. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Former Bradford City striker Devitt dies, aged 74". Telegraph & Argus. 20 February 2012.