Reginald Davies (footballer, born 1897)
Davies while with Brentford in 1928. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reginald Davies[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Stanton Hill, England | ||
Date of death | 7 January 1977 79) | (aged||
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.[2]
Career
Early years
A wing half, Davies began his career in non-league football with local side Sutton Town.[1]
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.[2] He departed Fratton Park in the summer of 1927,[2] after making 216 appearances and scoring three goals for Pompey.[3]
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.[2] 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,[4] when the Bees won all 21 home games at Griffin Park to set a record which has never been equalled.[5] He dropped down into the reserves in 1931, helping the side win the 1931–32 London Combination.[2] Davies left the Bees in the summer of 1932, having made 123 appearances for the club.[2]
Mansfield Town
Davies returned to his native Nottinghamshire and saw out his career with a spell at Division Three North side Mansfield Town.[2]
Honours
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portsmouth | 1922–23[3] | Third Division South | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
1923–24[3] | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
1924–25[3] | Second Division | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
1925–26[3] | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
1926–27[3] | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
1927–28[3] | First Division | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Total | 201 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 216 | 3 | ||
Brentford | 1928–29[4] | Third Division South | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
1929–30[4] | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
1930–31[4] | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Total | 116 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 0 | ||
Career total | 116 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 123 | 0 |
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 76. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 3 4 5 6 7 8 "PompeyRama – Reginald Davies". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ History. "Brentford FC History". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.