Wyn Davies
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Wyn Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Caernarfon, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ?–1959 | Locomotive Llanberis | ||
| 1959–1960 | Caernarfon Town | ||
| 1960–1962 | Wrexham | 55 | (21) |
| 1962–1966 | Bolton Wanderers | 155 | (66) |
| 1966–1971 | Newcastle United | 181 | (40) |
| 1971–1972 | Manchester City | 45 | (8) |
| 1972–1973 | Manchester United | 16 | (4) |
| 1973–1975 | Blackpool | 36 | (5) |
| 1975 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Stockport County | 30 | (7) |
| 1976–1978 | Crewe Alexandra | 55 | (15) |
| 1978–1979 | Bangor City | 4 | (0) |
| 1979 | Cape Town City | ||
| Total | 611 | (179) | |
| National team | |||
| 1963–1973 | Wales | 34 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ronald Wyn Davies (born 20 March 1942 in Caernarfon, Gwynedd[1]) is a Welsh former professional footballer who made over 550 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, and who was also capped by Wales.[2]
Domestic career
Although he began his career with Wrexham, followed by a successful few seasons for Bolton Wanderers, Davies (nicknamed Wyn the Leap) is perhaps best known for playing for Newcastle United between 1966 and 1971. He was notably part of their Inter-Cities Fairs Cup-winning team of 1969.[1] He later played for Manchester City before moving from Maine Road to Old Trafford when he was signed by Manchester United manager, Frank O'Farrell. He was partnered with another O'Farrell signing, Ted MacDougall.
Blackpool signed Davies for £14,000 on 14 June 1973, and he made his debut for the club on 25 August in a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion, the opening League game of the season.[3]
On 30 June 1975, Blackpool granted him a free transfer and he joined Stockport County.[3] He also played for Crewe Alexandra before finishing his career with Bangor City.
International career
In total, Davies earned 34 caps and scored six goals for Wales. The last of these came against Poland in Chorzów on 26 September 1973.[3]
References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wyn Davies". Legends. Newcastle United Official Site. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ↑ Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905411-50-2.
- Bibliography
- Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank OBE et al. (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.