Sam Davis (footballer)

Sam Davis
Personal information
Full name Samuel George Davis[1]
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Playing position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oreston Rovers
1913–1920 Plymouth Argyle 4 (1)
1915 → Gillingham (guest)
1920 Newport County 13 (0)
Torquay United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samuel George Davis MM was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Newport County.[1][2]

Personal life

Davis enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and spent time attached to a Light Trench Mortar Battery.[3][4] He was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in October 1917 and ended the war with the rank of captain.[4] He won the Military Medal during the course of his service.[4]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle 1914–15[2] Southern League First Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
1919–20[2] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 4 1 0 0 4 1

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 77. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  4. 1 2 3 "Samuel Davis | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 4 October 2016.


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