Frank Devlin

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Joseph Francis Devlin (19 January 1900 – 27 October 1988) was an Irish badminton player.

Badminton career

Devlin is the second most successful player ever in the All England Open Badminton Championships with 18 titles between 1925 and 1931, including three triple championships in 1926, 1927 and 1929. He also won four Irish Championships.

Despite being Irish he was part of the English team that toured Canada in 1925 to promote the sport on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921. He was living in Beckenham, Kent and worked as a Salesman.{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/98143396/Badminton-in-the-1930|title=Badminton : An Illustrated History - From ancient pastime to Olympic sport|publisher=Google Books}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/|title=UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, Southampton, England 1926|publisher=Ancestry UK}} He was also part of a second English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/|title=UK, Outward Passenger Lists, Liverpool 1930 November|publisher=Ancestry UK}}

Personal life

Devlin's daughters, Susan Devlin and Judy Devlin, were also very successful badminton players.

Awards

Frank Devlin was a right-handed player, and was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997, together with his daughter Judy Devlin.

Major achievements

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!align="left"|Event

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|align="left"|Men's singles
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles

|align="center"|1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931
1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931
1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929

|align="left"|All England Open

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|align="left"|Men's singles
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles

|align="center"|1924, 1926
1921
1923

|align="left"|Irish Championships

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207095040/http://www.chinabadminton.com/ball/Announce/Announce.asp?BoardID=4001&ID=800172&Upflag=1&Num=1 ChinaBadminton: Frank Devlin (爱尔兰)]

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Category:1900 births

Category:1988 deaths

Category:Irish male badminton players

Category:Badminton players from Dublin (city)

Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen