Bill Davies (rugby league)
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| Full name | William T. Davies[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Davies (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a fullback, centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or 6.[2][3]
Davies started his career as a rugby union player at Neath RFC. In 1939, he switched codes from rugby union to rugby league when he joined Huddersfield.[1]
Davies played , Centre in Huddersfield's 4-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1945–46 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 18 May 1946.[4]
In the first full season after the war, a new record transfer fee of £1,650 was set when Dewsbury bought Davies from Huddersfield,[5] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £235,500 in 2014).[6]
Bill Davies won 6 caps for Wales in 1943–1947 while at Huddersfield.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "No Title". The Manchester Guardian. 1 February 1947. p. 6. ProQuest 478726915.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "1945–1946 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Collins, Tony (2006). Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History. United Kingdom: Routledge. p. 87. ISBN 9780203088357.
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.