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Full name:
John Anthony Devine
Born:
Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 11 November 1958
Position:
Right-back
Height/weight:
-
Joined Arsenal:
As an apprentice in 1976
Clubs:
Arsenal (1976–83)
Norwich City (1983–85)
Stoke City
Kristiansand
IK Start
East Bengal
First Arsenal appearance:
League vs Leeds United, 22 April 1978 (3–1)
Last Arsenal appearance:
League vs Aston Villa, 14 May 1983 (1–2)
International matches:
-
International debut:
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| League | FA Cup | FL Cup | Ch.Shld | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1977–78 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 1978–79 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| 1979–80 | 20 | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 33 | - |
| 1980–81 | 38+1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 43+1 | - |
| 1981–82 | 10+1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 13+1 | - |
| 1982–83 | 8+1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8+1 | - |
| Total | 86+3 | - | 6 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 108+3 | - |
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As a diehard Arsenal fan in the 1970s, I really did not have too many good memories of John Devine. Devine was clearly the achilles heel in Arsenal's defense in the 1980 FA Cup Final against West Ham. He often left the defense wide open with his instinct to attack: much to the delight of Trevor Brooking and Alan Devonshire. Terry Neil could have started with the same team that that won the FA Cup the previous year, but preferred Devine over Sammy Nelson for some reason. Devine was later substituted by Nelson. Was part of the Arsenal that declined steeply during the waning years of Terry Neil's management.
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