Jim Devereux

Jimmy Devereux
Personal information
Full nameJames Devereux
Born(1887-06-27)27 June 1887
Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia
Died7 March 1934(1934-03-07) (aged 46)[1]
Wisbech, England, United Kingdom
Playing information
Rugby union
Position?
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
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Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908 North Sydney 6 4 0 0 12
1909–10 Hull FC 21
1910–13 North Sydney 11 5 0 0 15
1913–21 Hull FC 181 101 5 0 313
Total 198 131 5 0 340
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1907–13 New South Wales 6 3 0 0 9
1908–09 Australia 8 3 1 0 11
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1924–25 North Sydney 20 9 1 10 45
Source: [2]

James Devereux (1887–1934), also known by the nickname of "Muscles",[3] was a pioneering Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. As New South Wales state and Australia national representative three-quarter back, he played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership from its first season in 1908 for the North Sydney club,[4] before playing several seasons in England with Hull FC. He later returned to Australia and coached North Sydney.

  1. ^ "Jim Devereaux Dead". Sun. 22 March 1934 – via Trove.
  2. ^ rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. ^ Masters, Roy (25 April 2014). "Enlisting Kangaroos were followed by NSW league players in their thousands". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. p. 44.
  4. ^ Jim Devereux at yesterdayshero.com.au