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]
 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 (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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1905–06 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1906–07 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1907–08 | Southern League | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1908–09 | Second Division | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| 1909–10 | Second Division | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Crystal Palace[3] | 1910–11 | Southern League | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 1911–12 | Southern League | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| 1912–13 | Southern League | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 1913–14 | Southern League | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| 1914–15 | Southern League | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 173 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 19 | ||
| Career Total | 277 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 281 | 28 | ||
References
- Ian King. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 534. ISBN 9781780910468.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 70. ISBN 0907969542.
- All-time Crystal Palace player appearances
- Davies, Billy at National-Football-Teams.com