Bill Davies (rugby league)

Bill Davies (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a fullback, centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or 6.[2][3]

Bill Davies
Personal information
Full nameWilliam T. Davies[1]
BornWales
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Neath RFC
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939–47 Huddersfield
1947–?? Dewsbury
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1943–47 Wales 6
Source: [2]

Davies started his career as a rugby union player at Neath RFC. In 1939, he switched codes from rugby union to rugby league when he joined Huddersfield.[1]

Davies played , Centre in Huddersfield's 4-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1945–46 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 18 May 1946.[4]

In the first full season after the war, a new record transfer fee of £1,650 was set when Dewsbury bought Davies from Huddersfield,[5] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £235,500 in 2014).[6]

Bill Davies won 6 caps for Wales in 1943–1947 while at Huddersfield.[2]

References
  1. "No Title". The Manchester Guardian. 1 February 1947. p. 6. ProQuest 478726915.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. "1945–1946 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. Collins, Tony (2006). Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History. United Kingdom: Routledge. p. 87. ISBN 9780203088357.
  6. "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
Achievements
Preceded by
??		 Rugby League Transfer Record
Huddersfield to Dewsbury
1947		 Succeeded by
Bill Hudson
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