Malcolm Devitt

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

|name = Malcolm Devitt

|image =

|caption =

|fullname = Bernard Malcolm Devitt

|birth_date = {{birth date|1937|1|26|df=y}}{{Hugman|5066|accessdate=6 December 2017}}

|birth_place = Bradford, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|2012|2|12|1937|1|26|df=y}}

|death_place = Cyprus

|height =

|position = Inside forward

|youthyears1 = 19xx–1958

|youthclubs1 = Bradford Rovers

|years1 = 1958–1963

|clubs1 = Bradford City

|caps1 = 100

|goals1 = 13

|years2 = 1963–1970

|clubs2 = Wisbech Town

|caps2 = 246

|goals2 = ?

}}

Bernard Malcolm Devitt{{cite web|url=http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=13560|title=Profile|publisher=In The Mad Crowd}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (26 January 1937 – 12 February 2012) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bradfordcity/bradfordcity.html|title=BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10|accessdate=24 January 2011|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.wisbechtown.connectfree.co.uk/facts.htm|title=Wisbech Town FC Facts & Figures|accessdate=24 January 2011|publisher=Wisbech Town F.C. official website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003184328/http://www.wisbechtown.connectfree.co.uk/facts.htm|archivedate=3 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}

Later life and death

Devitt retired to Cyprus, and died on 12 February 2012 aged 74 following a fall.{{cite web|url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2609769,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630224832/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2609769,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2012|title=Malcolm Devitt - 1937-2012|date=13 February 2012|publisher=Bradford City A.F.C.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/9541681.Former_Bradford_City_striker_Devitt_dies__aged_74/|title=Former Bradford City striker Devitt dies, aged 74|date=20 February 2012|publisher=Telegraph & Argus}}

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