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Alan Devonshire Alan Ernest Devonshire ( born 13 April 1956 ) is an English former professional footballer who is the current manager of Maidenhead United . He was a wide midfielder who played for West Ham United , with whom he won the FA Cup in 1980 , and Watford , where he finished his career in 1992 . Devonshire won eight caps for England between 1980 and 1983 . He subsequently became a manager with Maidenhead United , Hampton & Richmond Borough and Braintree Town . Playing career . Early career . Born in Park Royal , then a part of Middlesex , Devonshire had been a schoolboy footballer but had been turned away by Crystal Palace at age 14 for being too small . He returned to Selhurst Park two years later and played a couple of youth team games but was again released by the club , this time by former West Ham player and Palace manager , Malcolm Allison . Devonshire started playing for non-league Southall and in doing so came to the attention of league clubs such as Reading , Southampton , and Brentford . By day he worked as a fork-lift truck driver at the Hoover Factory in Perivale , Middlesex . During this time he was spotted playing for Southall by West Ham United scouts , Eddie Baily and Charlie Faulkner who recommended him to West Ham manager , Ron Greenwood . Devonshire signed for West Ham United in 1976 for a fee of £5,000 , a transfer which has led to him being referred to as West Hams best ever buy . West Ham United . Devonshire made his debut for West Ham on 27 October 1976 in a League Cup tie against Queens Park Rangers , in which West Ham lost 2–0 . He made his League debut three days later on 30 October 1976 against West Bromwich Albion , where he played in a 3–0 defeat . He soon became a fans favourite , who referred to him by his nickname Dev . His workman-like attitude was one to which the fans could relate . He also enhanced his rapport with supporters by travelling to home games on the London Underground from his West London home . He played 29 games in all competitions , without scoring , in his first season , the 1976–77 season . It was a poor season for West Ham who finished only two points above a relegation place in 17th place in the First Division . The following season , the 1977–78 season saw Devonshires first goals for the club , in a 3–3 at Upton Park on 12 November 1977 . It also saw him play 38 games in all competitions , scoring three goals . Unfortunately for West Ham his efforts could not prevent them from relegation to the Second Division after they finished in 20th place . The 1978–79 season saw West Ham rebuilding their side following relegation . Devonshire was a regular member of the side which finished 5th in the Second Division . He had played 41 of a possible 42 league games that season and was voted Hammer of the Season . West Ham failed to gain promotion again in the 1979–80 season . They did however reach the 1980 FA Cup Final where Devonshire collected an FA Cup winners medal as West Ham beat favourites , holders and Cup Winners Cup finalists Arsenal 1–0 at Wembley with a single goal from Trevor Brooking from a cross by Devonshire . He had also scored a goal in a semi-final replay at Elland Road in a 2–1 win against Everton . In the 1980–81 season Devonshires career flourished . His partnership with Trevor Brooking formed the cornerstone of West Hams push for promotion back to the First Division . He also played in European football for the first time and was a member of the side which reached to 1981 League Cup Final . He collected a Second Division title medal as they won promotion , losing only four games . Devonshire continued to be a regular member of the West Ham side in the First Division until a game on 7 January 1984 . Playing against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup , he snapped three ligaments in his right knee . He tried to make a comeback in March 1985 in two cup games against Wimbledon but again broke down . It was 19 months from his first injury to his full return , in a game against Birmingham City on 17 August 1985 . His long spell out injured had resulted in him losing some of his pace but still maintaining his ability to pass the ball well . He made the final pass for many of the goals scored by teammates , Tony Cottee and Frank McAvennie in the 1985–86 season as West Ham finished third in the First Division . Injury struck Devonshire again in the first game of the 1987–88 season . Just 15 minutes in a game against Queens Park Rangers , he snapped his Achilles tendon . This forced him out of the game for over a year and by the time of his return the West Ham team were in decline . The 1988–89 season saw him play only 20 league games without scoring as West Ham were relegated back to the Second Division . For the 1989–90 season manager John Lyall was replaced by Lou Macari who undertook the rebuilding of the West Ham side . Devonshire was rarely used making only seven league appearances that season . Macari was replaced in the same season by Billy Bonds who granted Devonshire a free transfer in May 1990 . His last appearance for West Ham came on 14 February 1990 when he was a substitute for Gary Strodder in a 6–0 away defeat to Oldham Athletic in a League Cup semi-final . His performance , and that of other experienced West Ham players , Liam Brady , Phil Parkes , Alvin Martin and Julian Dicks , was described as embarrassingly helpless in a game known as the St . Valentines Day massacre . Devonshire had played 448 competitive games over 14 years , scoring 32 goals . Watford . In 1990 Devonshire signed for Watford , where he played for two years before dropping out of league football in 1992 . He went on to serve non-league club Chippenham Sports as a player-coach . International career . Devonshire was selected to play for England by his former manager at West Ham , Ron Greenwood . He made his debut on 20 May 1980 in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland . Greenwood selected him again on 31 May 1980 in a friendly game against Australia , which England won 2–1 . Unfortunately for Devonshire his position and style of play were also those of Glenn Hoddle who was preferred as an international selection . He would have to wait two years for his next cap , on 25 May 1982 in a 2–0 win against Netherlands . Another game followed on 2 June 1982 , a 1–1 draw against Iceland . Both of these games were warm-up games before the 1982 World Cup . Devonshire was omitted from the final squad for the tournament . New England manager , Bobby Robson attempting to rebuild an aging England team , selected Devonshire in October 1982 . The game , against West Germany finished 2–1 to the Germans in a bad defeat for England . His final two appearances , against Greece and Luxembourg came towards the end of 1983 and were Devonshires only appearances in competitive international games , the games being qualifiers for the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship . Management career . Devonshire began his management career as manager of non-league club Osterley and Brentford Women . He then became the manager of Hampton & Richmond Borough in the Conference South . He was previously manager of Maidenhead United . As manager of Hampton & Richmond , he took the club from Isthmian League Division One South to the play-off-final of the Conference South . In his first season , he guided them to fifth place in the Isthmian Division One South which due to re-organization of the leagues was enough to see the club promoted to the Isthmian League Premier Division . He then guided the club to a sixth-placed finish in their debut season at that level missing out on the play-offs on goal difference on the final day of the season . The 2005–06 season would see Devonshire take the team into the play-offs . Having won a dramatic play-off semi-final on penalties away to Heybridge Swifts the team then faced Fisher Athletic away who beat Hampton 3–0 . Devonshire finally managed to get Hampton & Richmond Borough promoted the following season in style by bringing the Isthmian Premier Division title to the Beveree . In their debut season in the Conference South he has managed to guide his team to third place in the league and into the play-offs for the Conference National . On 23 May 2011 , Devonshire was appointed the manager of newly promoted Conference National club Braintree Town . Having declined the offer of a new contract , Devonshire left the club on 17 April 2015 . He was appointed manager of one of his former clubs , National League South side Maidenhead United , on 5 May 2015 . Personal life . Devonshires father , Les , was a professional footballer with clubs including Chester City and Crystal Palace . He has a race horse named after him .