Sam Davis | |
Fullname: | Samuel George Davis |
Birth Date: | 1890 |
Birth Place: | Plymouth, England |
Position: | Right back |
Clubs1: | Oreston Rovers |
Years2: | 1913–1920 |
Clubs2: | Plymouth Argyle |
Caps2: | 4 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1915 |
Clubs3: | → Gillingham (guest) |
Years4: | 1920 |
Clubs4: | Newport County |
Caps4: | 13 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Clubs5: | Torquay United |
Samuel George Davis (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]
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 and ended the war with the rank of captain. He won the Military Medal during the course of his service.
Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Plymouth Argyle | 1914–15 | Southern League First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
1919–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Career total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |