John Davis (sportsman, born 1882) explained

Jack Davis
Fullname:John William Davis
Birth Date:10 April 1882
Birth Place:Ironville, England
Death Place:Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Years1:1902–1903
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1903–1904
Clubs2:Somercotes United
Years3:1904–1910
Caps3:138
Goals3:9
Years4:1910–1911
Years5:1911–1912
Clubs5:Eastwood Rangers
Years6:1912–1913
Clubs6:Sutton Junction
Years7:1913
Totalcaps:138
Totalgoals:9
Batting:Right-handed
Year1:1920
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:14 August
Debutyear1:1920
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Onetype1:true
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:9
Bat Avg1:4.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:8
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:October
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28980/28980.html CricketArchive

John William Davis (10 April 1882 – 29 October 1963) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County;[1] he was also a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1920.

Davis was born at Ironville, Derbyshire. He is recorded as having performed prodigiously for Quorn Cricket Club[2] He played one match for Derbyshire during the 1920 season. This was in August against Essex when he made 8 and 1 in his two innings and made two catches. Davis was a right-hand batsman who played 2 innings in 1 first-class match making a total of 9.[3]

Davis died at Ripley, Derbyshire at the age of 81.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004 . SoccerData. 1-899468-67-6.
  2. http://www.quorndon-mag.org.uk/archive/summer1998/focus.html Quorn cricket club
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28980/28980.html John Davis at Cricket Archive