Islwyn Davies
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Islwyn Davies | |||||
| Nickname | Izzy | |||||
| Born | 20 March 1912 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |||||
| Died | 1997 Warrington, Cheshire, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1934–37 | St. Helens | 105 | 39 | 48 | 213 | |
| 1937–≥39 | Warrington | |||||
| Total | 105 | 39 | 48 | 0 | 213 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1935 | Wales | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
William Islwyn "Izzy" Davies (born 20 March 1912 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales [1] - died 1997 in Warrington, Cheshire, England [2]) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, and Warrington, as a Wing, or Centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.[3]
Playing career
International honours
Izzy Davies played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2 and scored a conversion for Wales while at St. Helens in the 11-24 defeat by England at Anfield, Liverpool on Wednesday 10 April 1935.[4]
Club record
Izzy Davies held Warrington's "Most Tries In A Season" record with 34 tries scored during the 1938–39 Northern Rugby Football League season, the 34th try coming against Oldham on Saturday 29 April 1939,[5] this record was beaten, and then extended, by Brian Bevan.
References
- ↑ http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15173
- ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Tries at wire2wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.