| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel George Davis | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Oreston Rovers | |||
| 1913–1920 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | (1) |
| 1915 | → Gillingham (guest) | ||
| 1920 | Newport County | 13 | (0) |
| Torquay United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel George Davis MM (born 1890; date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County as a right back.
Personal life
Davis enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and spent time attached to a Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in October 1917 and ended the war with the rank of captain. He won the Military Medal during the course of his service.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1914–15 | Southern League First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1919–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 77. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Sam Davis". GoS-DB. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ^ "Samuel Davis | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "No. 30401". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1917. p. 12345.
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- 1890 births
- Footballers from Plymouth, Devon
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry officers
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. wartime guest players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Recipients of the Military Medal
- Military personnel from Plymouth, Devon
- English football defender, 1890s birth stubs