Reginald Davies (footballer, born 1897)

Reginald Davies
Personal information
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
Playing position Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sutton Town
1922–1927 Portsmouth 201 (3)
1928–1932 Brentford 116 (0)
1932 Mansfield Town 18
Total 335
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Reginald Davies (30 September 1897 – 7 January 1977) was an English professional football wing half who made over 330 appearances in the Football League for Portsmouth, Brentford and Mansfield Town.[1]

Career

Early years

A wing half, Davies began his career in non-league football with local side Sutton Town.[2]

Portsmouth

Davies began his league career at Division Three South side Portsmouth, captaining the side which rose from the basement to Division One in four seasons.[1] He departed Fratton Park in the summer of 1927,[1] after making over 200 league appearances for Pompey.[2]

Brentford

Aged almost 30, Davies dropped back down to the Division Three South to sign for Brentford in the summer of 1927 for a £250 fee.[1] 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,[3] when the Bees won all 21 home games at Griffin Park to set a record which has never been equalled.[4] He dropped down into the reserves in 1931, helping the side win the 1931–32 London Combination.[1] Davies left the Bees in the summer of 1932, having made 123 appearances for the club.[1]

Mansfield Town

Davies returned to his native Nottinghamshire and saw out his career with a spell at Division Three North side Mansfield Town.[1]

Honours

Portsmouth

Brentford Reserves

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. pp. 45, 46. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 76. ISBN 190589161X.
  3. "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. History. "Brentford FC History". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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