Fleetwood Town are delighted to announce the signing of young forward Owen Devonport who joins our Development Squad on a 18-month contract, with the club holding an option for a further year.
Devonport began his career at fellow Lancashire side Accrington Stanley and was first brought into the fray with their Under-9s and subsequently progressed through their Academy, earning himself a two-year scholarship three years ago.
The forward was presented with his first professional contract early in 2023. He scored 18 goals in 57 appearances across his scholarship year, and he also had loan spells with Padiham and Clitheroe which aided his development on and off the pitch.
The 19-year-old made his Stanley debut in November in their Bristol Street Motors Group Stage fixture against Nottingham Forest's Under-21s, where he was a 66th-minute substitute at the Wham Stadium.
Jack Higgins, Fleetwood Town's Academy Manager said on the move: "We are pleased to have signed Owen because he's someone we have liked for a while and we've been monitoring his progress at Accrington Stanley.
"As a Club, we've always found it hard to play against him as he's an old-school number nine who holds the ball up well and brings his teammates into play. With Owen joining, we've wanted to challenge him from the word go and that resulted in him immediately going on loan to King's Lynn Town.
"We will review his progress from afar but we feel this is a great opportunity for him to be part of our Development Programme and help him get a career in the professional game."
Devonport will immediately head on loan to National League North side King's Lynn Town and will be there for the remainder of the 2023/24 season.
Welcome on board and all the best out on loan, Owen!