Dickie Davis (footballer)

Richard Daniel Davis (22 January 1922 – 11 August 1999) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland and Darlington as a forward.

Dickie Davis
Personal information
Full name Richard Daniel Davis[1]
Date of birth (1922-01-22)22 January 1922[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 11 August 1999(1999-08-11) (aged 77)[1]
Place of death Bishop's Stortford, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1954 Sunderland 144 (73)
1954–1957 Darlington 93 (32)
Total 237 (105)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and club career

Davis was born in Birmingham in 1922. He was a schoolboy international, and after playing football for Morris Motors he signed for Sunderland in 1939.[1] He made his debut on 7 December 1946 against Leeds United in a 1–1 draw at Elland Road.[2] He finished as the Football League First Division's top scorer in the 1949–50 season with 25 goals.[3] During his time at Roker Park spanning from 1946 to 1954, he made 144 league appearances and scored 73 goals.[2] He moved on to Darlington in 1954 and scored 32 goals in 93 league appearances in three seasons at Feethams.[4] In 1957 he retired from football, aged 35.[5] He died in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, in 1999 at the age of 77.[1]

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References
  1. "Dickie Davis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. "Dickie Davis". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. Ross, James M. (7 June 2018). "Football League Div 1 & 2 Leading Goalscorers 1947–92". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. "SAFC Top 100: #78. Dickie Davis". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.


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