Stan Davies

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Stan Davies
Personal information
Full name	Stanley Charles Davies
Date of birth	24 April 1898
Place of birth	Chirk, Wales
Date of death	17 January 1972 (aged 73)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Inside-forward/Centre-forward
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1919 1919–1921 1921 1921–1927 1927–1928 1928–1929 1929–1930 1930	Rochdale Preston North End Everton West Bromwich Albion Birmingham Cardiff City Rotherham United Barnsley	14 (2)
National team
	Wales	18 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Stanley Charles Davies (24 April 1898 – 17 January 1972) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward.

[edit] Biography

Davies was born in Chirk. He turned professional with Rochdale in January 1919 but just three months later joined Preston North End for £800. He moved to Everton for £4000 in January 1921. In November of that year he made a £3300 move to West Bromwich Albion, where he was the club's top league scorer four times. Later in his career he played for Birmingham, Cardiff City, Rotherham United (as player-manager) and Barnsley. He died in Birmingham in 1972.

[edit] References

• Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books, pp63–64. ISBN 1-85983-474-4. 

Persondata
NAME	Davies, Stan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Davies, Stanley Charles
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Welsh footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	24 April 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chirk, Wales
DATE OF DEATH	17 January 1972
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England