| Richard Davis | |
| Fullname: | Richard Frederick Davis |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Plymouth, England |
| Position: | Full-back |
| Youthyears1: | 1960–1961 |
| Years1: | 1961–1964 |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1964–1965 |
| Clubs2: | Southampton |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1965–1969 |
| Clubs3: | Bristol City |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1969–1970 |
| Clubs4: | Barrow |
| Caps4: | 50 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1973–1976 |
| Clubs5: | Falmouth Town |
| Caps5: | 185 |
| Goals5: | 33 |
| Manageryears1: | 1979–1981 |
| Managerclubs1: | Falmouth Town (player manager) |
Richard Frederick Davis (born 14 November 1943) is an English retired footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs in the 1960s.
Davis was born in Plymouth, Devon and joined his local club, Plymouth Argyle as a trainee in August 1960, going on to sign as a professional a year later on his 18th birthday.[1] Described as "a strongly built left-back",[1] Davis made his first-team debut in a 3–2 defeat at Derby County on 20 Mar 1963. In his second match, Davis came up against Stanley Matthews of Stoke City,[2] going down to another defeat. Despite being on the losing side in both his opening matches, Davis retained his place for the rest of the season.[3]
He started the 1963–64 season playing six of the first eight games, before losing his place to Wilf Carter. After another five league matches between late-November and mid-January, of which four were defeats, Davis returned to the reserves, with the long-serving Bryce Fulton taking over at left-back.[4] In his two seasons as a professional with Argyle, Davis made a total of 24 appearances.[5]
Davis joined fellow Second Division side Southampton in July 1964.[1] He spent most of his time at The Dell in the reserves and made his solitary first-team appearance away to his former club on 17 February 1965, losing 4–0 as the "Saints" were "outplayed fore and aft" by Argyle, with Mike Trebilcock scoring twice.[6]
Davis left Southampton in July 1965 to join Bristol City where he made only eight appearances in a four-year spell before joining Barrow in March 1969 where he made 50 appearances[7] before dropping down to non-league football in the summer of 1970.[1]
He played for Falmouth Town between 1973 and 1976 and had a second spell at the club, from 1979 to 1981, as a player manager. He later assisted Plymouth Argyle in their School of Excellence and was also a physical education teacher in Plymouth for over 20 years.[8]