Ernie Davies

Ernest Davies (31 January 1916 – 17 August 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers.[1]

Ernie Davies
Personal information
Full name Ernest Davies
Date of birth (1916-01-31)31 January 1916[1]
Place of birth Heswall, England[1]
Date of death 17 August 1942(1942-08-17) (aged 26)[2]
Place of death North Africa
Playing position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935 Heswall
1936–1940 Tranmere Rovers 48 (1)
1939–1940 York City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Davies served as a corporal in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) during the Second World War and was killed during the North African campaign on 17 August 1942.[2][3] His body was never recovered, and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tranmere Rovers 1936–37 Third Division North[1] 20 1 0 0 20 1
1937–38 5 0 0 0 5 0
1938–39 Second Division[1] 22 0 1 0 23 0
1939–40 Third Division North[1] 3 1 0 0 3 1
Career total 50 2 1 0 51 2
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References
  1. Ernie Davies at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Casualty Details: Ernest Davies". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 119. ISBN 978 0 7524 7188 4.
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