Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 March 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Rednal, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Llanymynech | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946–1950 | Oswestry Town | ||
1950–1956 | Sheffield Wednesday | 98 | (1) |
1956–1957 | Chester | 35 | (4) |
1957–1958 | Wellington Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Davies (born 1 March 1927) is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Chester in the 1950s.
Davies played for village side Llanymynech before spending four years with Oswestry Town. [1] In June 1950 he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for £250, [1] with his six years at Hillsborough including an appearance in the FA Cup semi–finals against Preston North End in 1953–54 at Maine Road. [1]
After nearly 100 league appearances for Wednesday, Davies moved to Third Division North side Chester ahead of 1956–57, in a summer in which new manager John Harris also recruited Billy Foulkes, Ron Hansell and John Mulholland as a wave of enthusiasm gripped the club. [2] Davies went on to score in a shock Welsh Cup victory over First Division side Cardiff City later in the campaign [3] and also scored four league goals [4] but he managed just two league appearances early the following season [4] and joined Wellington Town, where he spent one season. After leaving football, Davies went on to work as a window cleaner in Chester. [1]
Although he had a reputation as tough tackling player, Davies was never booked or sent off throughout his career. [1]
Sheffield Wednesday
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 1 March 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Rednal, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Llanymynech | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946–1950 | Oswestry Town | ||
1950–1956 | Sheffield Wednesday | 98 | (1) |
1956–1957 | Chester | 35 | (4) |
1957–1958 | Wellington Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Davies (born 1 March 1927) is an English former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Chester in the 1950s.
Davies played for village side Llanymynech before spending four years with Oswestry Town. [1] In June 1950 he moved to Sheffield Wednesday for £250, [1] with his six years at Hillsborough including an appearance in the FA Cup semi–finals against Preston North End in 1953–54 at Maine Road. [1]
After nearly 100 league appearances for Wednesday, Davies moved to Third Division North side Chester ahead of 1956–57, in a summer in which new manager John Harris also recruited Billy Foulkes, Ron Hansell and John Mulholland as a wave of enthusiasm gripped the club. [2] Davies went on to score in a shock Welsh Cup victory over First Division side Cardiff City later in the campaign [3] and also scored four league goals [4] but he managed just two league appearances early the following season [4] and joined Wellington Town, where he spent one season. After leaving football, Davies went on to work as a window cleaner in Chester. [1]
Although he had a reputation as tough tackling player, Davies was never booked or sent off throughout his career. [1]
Sheffield Wednesday