John Davies (goalkeeper)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1889 | Hurst | ||
| 1889–1892 | Burslem Port Vale | 19 | (0) |
| 1892–1893 | Newton Heath | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Davies or Davis was an English footballer who played in goal for Burslem Port Vale and Newton Heath in the 19th century.
Career[edit]
He played for Hurst[1] before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889. He made his debut in a friendly with Halliwell on 2 September 1889, the match finishing 1–1. A regular between the sticks he became the first known Vale player to be sent off, after he retaliated against a Walsall Town Swifts opponent who kicked him in a 5–1 'friendly' home win on 3 May 1890. He started to become unreliable and lost his place in January 1891, before being released the following year.[2]
In July 1892, he joined Newton Heath, making his debut in a 3–1 defeat to Nottingham Forest at North Road on 14 January 1893. He played a further six league and one FA Cup game for the club before he left later that year.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
Source:[4]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newton Heath | 1892–93 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "DAVIS, John Goalkeeper". freewebs.com/aufc. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 80. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ "JOHN DAVIES". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ John Davies at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)