Reginald Davies (footballer, born 1897)

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.[2]

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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Early years

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

Portsmouth

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

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

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]

Honours

Portsmouth

Brentford Reserves

Career statistics
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

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 76. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 45, 46. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Davies Reg Image 1 Portsmouth 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "PompeyRama – Reginald Davies". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. History. "Brentford FC History". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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