He scored 19 goals in 17 Midland League games for Chesterfield, and was transferred to Stoke for £200 in February 1912.
[1] He returned to Bolsover in 1914 to play for the local colliery team and turned out with Chesterfield as a war guest during the 1915–16 and 1916–17 seasons.
He made his debut for Derbyshire against Somerset in July 1913 and played one more match that season.
After World War I he returned to Derbyshire for eight matches in 1919 and made his top score of 65 not out against Northamptonshire.
Revill was a left-hand batsman and played 20 innings in 11 first-class matches with an average of 14.43 and a top score of 65 not out.