Lloyd Davies

Lloyd Davies
Personal information
Full nameLloyd Davies
Date of birth23 February 1877
Place of birthCefn Mawr, Wales
Date of death10 October 1957 (aged 80)[1]
Place of deathCefn Mawr, Wales[1]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing positionOutside left or Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1897–1899Rhosymedre St John's
1899–1903Druids
1903–1904Stoke7(3)
1904Wellington Town
1904–1905Swindon Town0(0)
1905–1907Stoke27(0)
1908–1920Northampton Town329(3)
National team
1904–1914Wales16(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Lloyd Davies (23 February 1877 – 10 October 1957[2]) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and had a long career in the Southern League with Northampton Town. He also earned 16 caps for the Wales national team.[1]

Career

Davies was Cefn Mawr and played for Rhosymedre St John's and Druids before joining Stoke in 1903.[1] He played 7 matches in 1903–04 at outside left scoring three goals but then left Stoke in March 1904 for Wellington Town and then Swindon Town before returning to the Victoria Ground in December 1905.[1] He played 26 matches for Stoke in 1906–07 which saw him occupy the full back position but was not very successful as Stoke suffered relegation from the First Division.[1] He then joined Northampton Town where he would go on to enjoy a 12-year spell making well over 320 appearances for the "Cobblers".[1]

Three of his brothers also played for Wales: Joe (7 appearances), Robert (1 appearance) and Thomas (4 appearances).[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1903–04 730073
1905–06 200020
1906–07 23030260
1907–08 200020
Total 34330373
Northampton Town 1908–1920 32933293
Career Total 3636303666

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. p. 39. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.