Ben Davies (goalkeeper)

Ben Davies

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Davies[1]
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Wellington St. George
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1929	Crewe Alexandra	162	(0)
1929–1933	Port Vale	102	(0)
Total		262	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Benjamin "Ben" Davies was an English footballer who made 102 league appearances in goal for Port Vale between 1929 and 1933. He helped the club to win the Third Division North title in 1929–30.

Playing career

Davies played for Wellington St. George and Crewe Alexandra, before joining Port Vale in October 1929.^[1] He kept a clean sheet in his first game; a draw at South Shields on 2 November 1929, and won the #1 jersey off Jack Prince to become the regular keeper for the rest of the 1929–1930 Third Division North winning season.^[1] He played 28 Second Division games in the 1930–31 campaign, having been forced to share goalkeeping duties with Arthur Slater.^[1] He featured 37 times in the 1931–32 season, but lost his first team place to Scottish challengers Allan Todd and Jock Leckie at The Old Recreation Ground in August 1932.^[1] He was given a free transfer in May 1933, having been limited to 12 games in 1932–33.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from Ben Davies profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	1925–26	Third Division North	31	0	4	0	35	0
	1926–27	Third Division North	38	0	3	0	41	0
	1927–28	Third Division North	40	0	5	0	45	0
	1928–29	Third Division North	42	0	1	0	43	0
	1929–30	Third Division North	11	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		162	0	13	0	175	0
Port Vale	1929–30	Third Division North	29	0	3	0	32	0
	1930–31	Second Division	28	0	2	0	30	0
	1931–32	Second Division	34	0	2	0	36	0
	1932–33	Second Division	11	0	1	0	12	0
	Total		102	0	8	0	110	0
Career Total			262	0	21	0	283	0

Honours

with Port Vale

• Football League Third Division North winner: 1929–30^[2]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 77. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.