Billy Davies (Welsh footballer)

William Charles Davies (28 February 1881 – 18 August 1962)[1] was a Welsh international footballer who played as an outside forward for Crystal Palace, Shrewsbury Town, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and the Wales national team.[2]

Billy Davies
Davies with Crystal Palace in 1914.
Personal information
Full name William Charles Davies
Date of birth 28 February 1881
Place of birth Newtown, Wales
Date of death 18 August 1962(1962-08-18) (aged 81)
Playing position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900 Rhayader
1901 Llandrindod
1902 Knighton
1903–1905 Shrewsbury Town
1905–1907 Stoke 16 (1)
1907–1908 Crystal Palace 32 (3)
1908–1910 West Bromwich Albion 53 (4)
1910–1915 Crystal Palace 173 (23)
Total 277 (28)
National team
1908–1914 Wales 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Davies was born in Newtown[3] and played for Rhayader, Llandrindod, Knighton and Shrewsbury Town before he joined Stoke in 1905. He played 17 times for Stoke in two seasons scoring once against Preston North End on the final day of the 1906–07 which saw Stoke suffer relegation. He then spent a season with Crystal Palace before playing over 50 matches for West Bromwich Albion. He returned to Palace in 1910 and went on to play 162 times in five years.[4]

He was capped on four occasions by the Wales national football team.[2] His first cap came in March 1908[3] when he became Crystal Palace's first current international player.[3]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1905–06 First Division 400040
1906–07 First Division 12110131
Crystal Palace 1907–08 Southern League 35400354
West Bromwich Albion 1908–09 Second Division 33320353
1909–10 Second Division 20110211
Crystal Palace[3] 1910–11 Southern League 32300323
1911–12 Southern League 35600356
1912–13 Southern League 37300373
1913–14 Southern League 35500355
1914–15 Southern League 34200342
Total 173190017319
Career Total 277284028128

International

Source:[5]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 190810
190910
191010
191410
Total40
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References
  1. Ian King. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 534. ISBN 9781780910468.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 70. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. All-time Crystal Palace player appearances
  5. Davies, Billy at National-Football-Teams.com
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