Sam Davis (footballer)
Samuel George Davis MM was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Newport County.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel George Davis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Oreston Rovers | |||
| 1913–1920 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | (1) |
| 1915 | → Gillingham (guest) | ||
| 1920 | Newport County | 13 | (0) |
| Torquay United | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Davis enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and spent time attached to a Light Trench Mortar Battery.[3][4] He was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in October 1917 and ended the war with the rank of captain.[4] He won the Military Medal during the course of his service.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1914–15[2] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1919–20[2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 77. ISBN 190589161X.
- Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- "Samuel Davis | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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