Reginald Davies (footballer, born 1897)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Stanton Hill, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 January 1977 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sutton Town | |||
| 1922–1927 | Portsmouth | 201 | (3) |
| 1928–1932 | Brentford | 116 | (0) |
| 1932 | Mansfield Town | 18 | |
| Total | 335 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Reginald Davies (30 September 1897 – 7 January 1977) was an English professional football wing half who made over 330 appearances in the Football League for Portsmouth, Brentford and Mansfield Town.[1]
Career
Early years
A wing half, Davies began his career in non-league football with local side Sutton Town.[2]
Portsmouth
Davies began his league career at Division Three South side Portsmouth, captaining the side which rose from the basement to Division One in four seasons.[1] He departed Fratton Park in the summer of 1927,[1] after making over 200 league appearances for Pompey.[2]
Brentford
Aged almost 30, Davies dropped back down to the Division Three South to sign for Brentford in the summer of 1927 for a £250 fee.[1] Despite his age, he was a virtual ever-present for the team at wing half and played in all 42 league games of the 1929–30 season,[3] when the Bees won all 21 home games at Griffin Park to set a record which has never been equalled.[4] He dropped down into the reserves in 1931, helping the side win the 1931–32 London Combination.[1] Davies left the Bees in the summer of 1932, having made 123 appearances for the club.[1]
Mansfield Town
Davies returned to his native Nottinghamshire and saw out his career with a spell at Division Three North side Mansfield Town.[1]
Honours
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. pp. 45, 46. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 76. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ History. "Brentford FC History". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.