Frank Devlin

For the American athlete, see Frank Devlin (athlete). For the California politician, see Frank R. Devlin.

Joseph Francis Devlin (19 January 1900 – 27 October 1988) was an Irish badminton player.

Frank Devlin
Personal information
Country	Ireland
Born	(1900-01-19)19 January 1900 Dublin, Ireland
Died	27 October 1988(1988-10-27) (aged 88)
Handedness	Right

Badminton career

Devlin is the second most successful player ever in the All England Open Badminton Championships with 18 titles between 1925 and 1931, including three triple championships in 1926, 1927 and 1929. He also won four Irish Championships.

Despite being Irish he was part of the English team that toured Canada in 1925 to promote the sport on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921. He was living in Beckenham, Kent and worked as a Salesman.^[1][2] He was also part of a second English touring team that visited Canada during 1930. A match was held at the Granite Club in Toronto which England won 7–2.^[1][3]

Personal life

Devlin's daughters, Susan Devlin and Judy Devlin, were also very successful badminton players.

Awards

Frank Devlin was a right-handed player, and was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997, together with his daughter Judy Devlin.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
1 1 1	Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles	1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929	All England Open
1 1 1	Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles	1924, 1926 1921 1923	Irish Championships