Jim Devereux

Jimmy Devereux

Personal information
Full name	James Devereux
Born	(1887-06-27)27 June 1887 Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia
Died	7 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 ?
Rugby league
Position	Centre
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 (Heritage № 184). He later returned to Australia and coached North Sydney.