Martin Devaney

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Martin Devaney
Personal information
Full name	Martin Devaney
Date of birth	1 June 1980 (1980-06-01) (age 28)
Place of birth	Cheltenham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Barnsley
Number	25
Youth clubs
1997–1999	Coventry City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2005 2005 2005–	Cheltenham Town Watford Barnsley	201 (37) 000 0(0) 113 (15)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Martin Devaney (born 1 June 1980 in Cheltenham) is an English football midfielder currently playing for Barnsley. Born of Irish parents, Devaney has played for the Republic of Ireland under-16s. He has the nickname "Disco".^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career

Devaney started playing football for Charlton Rovers AFC and attended Balcarras School in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham.^{[citation needed]} He was on Coventry City's books as a youngster, but was released from the then Premier League club, and after playing pre-season for hometown club Cheltenham Town the then manager Steve Cotterill offered him a contract.

His initial efforts as a striker for the Robins were fairly underwhelming, despite occasional flashes of brilliance, although he did become the first Cheltenham player to score a Football league hat-trick in September 2000 against Plymouth Argyle. Towards the end of his spell at Cheltenham he was played as a wide midfielder, typically on the right wing, although occasionally on the left.

Devaney left Cheltenham in July 2005, initially joining Watford, however, Adrian Boothroyd could not find a place in his squad for the winger, and he was allowed to join Barnsley at the end of August. In his first season at the club he helped them to promotion, beating Swansea City on penalties in the play-off final. This meant all three sides Devaney represented during 2005 were promoted via the play-offs at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Devaney remained in the side with Barnsley competing in the Championship. He was in the sides that beat Premiership sides Liverpool and Chelsea in consecutive rounds to reach the FA Cup semi-finals in the 2007–08 season.

[edit] External links

• Martin Devaney profile at barnsleyfc.co.uk
• Martin Devaney career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
NAME	Martin Devaney
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1 June 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cheltenham, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH