Reginald Davies (footballer, born 1897)

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Reginald Davies
Davies while with Brentford in 1928.
Personal information
Full name Reginald Davies[1]
Date of birth (1897-09-30)30 September 1897
Place of birth Stanton Hill, England
Date of death 7 January 1977(1977-01-07) (aged 79)
Place of death Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1922 Sutton Town
1922–1928 Portsmouth 201 (3)
1928–1932 Brentford 116 (0)
1932–1933 Mansfield Town 18 (0)
Rufford Colliery
Total 335
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald Davies (30 September 1897 – 7 January 1977) was an English professional footballer who made over 330 appearances in the Football League for Portsmouth, Brentford and Mansfield Town as a wing half.

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

A wing half, Davies began his career in non-League football with local club Sutton Town.[1]

Portsmouth[edit]

Davies began his league career at Third Division South club Portsmouth in July 1922 and captained the team which rose from the basement to First Division in four seasons.[2][3] He departed Fratton Park at the end of the 1927–28 season,[2] after making 216 appearances and scoring three goals for Pompey.[4]

Brentford[edit]

Aged almost 30, Davies dropped back down to the Third Division South to sign for Brentford during the 1928 off-season for a £250 fee.[2] Despite his age, he was a virtual ever-present for the team at wing half and played in all 42 league games of the 1929–30 season,[5] when the Bees won all 21 home games at Griffin Park to set a record which has never been equalled.[6] He dropped down into the reserves in 1931 and helped the team win the 1931–32 London Combination.[2] Davies left the Bees at the end of the 1931–32 season and made 123 appearances for the club.[2]

Later years[edit]

Davies returned to his native Nottinghamshire and played for Third Division North club Mansfield Town during the 1932–33 season,[2] before ending his career back in non-League football with Rufford Colliery.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portsmouth 1922–23[4] Third Division South 21 0 0 0 21 0
1923–24[4] 33 0 4 0 37 0
1924–25[4] Second Division 41 0 4 0 45 0
1925–26[4] 40 0 3 0 43 0
1926–27[4] 42 2 3 0 45 2
1927–28[4] First Division 24 1 1 0 25 1
Total 201 3 15 0 216 3
Brentford 1928–29[5] Third Division South 36 0 2 0 38 0
1929–30[5] 42 0 1 0 43 0
1930–31[5] 38 0 4 0 42 0
Total 116 0 7 0 123 0
Career total 317 3 22 0 339 3

Honours[edit]

Portsmouth

Brentford Reserves

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 76. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 45, 46. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ a b c "Davies Reg Portsmouth 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Reginald Davies". PompeyRama. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ "History". Brentford FC. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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