Ben Davies (1880s footballer) explained

Ben Davies
Position:Forward
Years1:1882–1887
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:79[1]
Goals1:25
Totalcaps:79
Totalgoals:25

Ben Davies was a footballer in the 19th century for Port Vale.

Career

Davies played at inside-right in Port Vale's first recorded line-up in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke on 9 December 1882 in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay.[2] He scored a goal in the 4–2 win over Leek in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup on 28 April 1883, as well as in the 12–0 Burslem Challenge Cup final win over Ironbridge on 21 March 1885.[2] He also played in all five rounds of the 1885–86 FA Cup campaign and also made the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup final side of 1885.[2] In total, he scored 35 goals in 79 games over all competitions before losing his place at the start of the 1886–87 season and being released, most likely in 1887.[2]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1882–83002121
1883–8400142142
1884–850034143414
1885–866023182918
1886–87002020
Total6073357935

Honours

Port Vale

Notes and References

  1. In all competitions
  2. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 77. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.