Playing position | Years Team Name Reginald Davies | |
Date of birth (1897-09-30)30 September 1897 Date of death 7 January 1977(1977-01-07) (aged 79) Place of death Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
Place of birth Stanton Hill, England | ||
Reginald Davies (30 September 1897 – 7 January 1977) was an English professional football wing half who made over 330 appearances in the Football League for Portsmouth, Brentford and Mansfield Town.
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Early years
A wing half, Davies began his career in non-league football with local side Sutton Town.
Portsmouth
Davies began his league career at Division Three South side Portsmouth, captaining the side which rose from the basement to Division One in four seasons. He departed Fratton Park in the summer of 1927, after making 216 appearances and scoring three goals for Pompey.
Brentford
Aged almost 30, Davies dropped back down to the Division Three South to sign for Brentford in the summer of 1927 for a £250 fee. Despite his age, he was a virtual ever-present for the team at wing half and played in all 42 league games of the 1929–30 season, when the Bees won all 21 home games at Griffin Park to set a record which has never been equalled. He dropped down into the reserves in 1931, helping the side win the 1931–32 London Combination. Davies left the Bees in the summer of 1932, having made 123 appearances for the club.
Mansfield Town
Davies returned to his native Nottinghamshire and saw out his career with a spell at Division Three North side Mansfield Town.
Honours
Portsmouth
Brentford Reserves