Arthur Davies (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 January 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
Date of death | 12 November 1949 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Overton, Wrexham, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Outside right | ||
Youth career | |||
Wrexham St Giles | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1903 | Wrexham | ||
1903–1904 | Druids | ||
1904–1905 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | (1) |
1905–? | Middlesbrough | ||
Wrexham Nomads | |||
International career | |||
1904–1905 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Davies (10 January 1886 – November 1949) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team between 1904 and 1905, playing two matches. He played his first match on 12 March 1904 and his second on 6 March 1905, both against Scotland.[1]
Career
Davies began his playing career with Wrexham St. Giles before signing as a Professional for Wrexham. Following his spell at Wrexham he moved to local rivals Druids,[2] where he achieved one cap for Wales.[3]
In June 1904, he joined West Bromwich Albion where he twice had the opportunity to play alongside his brother Llewellyn. In January 1905, after 12 appearances for West Bromwich Albion, Arthur was sent to Middlesbrough,[4] where he played a few games before returning to Wales.
He played for local Amateur teams Wrexham Nomads and Ruabon before retiring.[5][6]
Later career
He later became club secretary at Druids before becoming a director at Wrexham.[5]
At the time of his death he lived at Croesnewydd Hall Farm, and was a partner in a building firm.[7]
Death
Davies' body was found in the River Dee at Overton in November 1949. The inquest into his death found that he had drowned, but returned an open verdict after learning of recent business problems he had been having.[5][8]
See also
References
- ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Local Football Notes & Jottings-1904-01-30-Rhyl Record and Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "PENMON FAMILY HISTORY AND RELATED TOPICS - Newtown's Welsh Internationals". www.penmon.org. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "6 March 1905 at the Racecourse, Wrexham". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Albion Till We Die - An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Albion Till We Die - An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19500105/048/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help) - ^ "Western Mail - Tuesday 17 January 1950". Retrieved 17 February 2020 – via www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.