Sam Davis (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel George Davis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| 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 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel George Davis MM (born 1890; date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County as a right back.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
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[5] and ended the war with the rank of captain.[4] He won the Military Medal during the course of his service.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 77. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c Scallan, Trevor. "Sam Davis". GoS-DB. 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.
- ^ a b c "Samuel Davis | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "No. 30401". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1917. p. 12345.
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- 1890 births
- Footballers from Plymouth, Devon
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry officers
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. wartime guest players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Recipients of the Military Medal
- Military personnel from Plymouth, Devon
- English football defender, 1890s birth stubs