Sam Davis (footballer) explained

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]

Personal life

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.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle1914–15Southern League First Division210021
1919–20200020
Career total410041

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 77.
  2. Web site: Scallan . Trevor . Sam Davis . 5 October 2016 . GoS-DB.
  3. Book: Riddoch, Andrew . When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War . Kemp . David . Haynes Publishing . 2010 . 978-0857330772 . Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset . 287.
  4. Web site: Samuel Davis Service Record . 4 October 2016 . Football and the First World War . en-US.