Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Story Davis | ||
Date of birth | (1900-05-25)25 May 1900 | ||
Place of birth | Marsden, Tyne and Wear, England | ||
Date of death | 1988 (aged 87–88) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1922 | Whitburn Colliery | ||
1923–1924 | Stoke | 2 | (0) |
1925–1926 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | (0) |
1926–1927 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | (0) |
1927 | Spennymoor | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel Story Davis (25 May 1900 – 1988) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Tranmere Rovers and Stoke.
Career
Davis was born in Marsden, Tyne and Wear and played for his works team, Whitburn Colliery, before joining Stoke in 1923. He made two appearances for Stoke before leaving for Tranmere Rovers and then Accrington Stanley. After failing to forge a career in professional football he returned to the North East and played for Spennymoor.
Career statistics
Source:
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke | 1923–24 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tranmere Rovers | 1925–26 | Third Division North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Accrington Stanley | 1926–27 | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
References
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- Sammy Davis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- 1900 births
- 1988 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Whitburn Colliery Welfare F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
- Spennymoor United A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from County Durham
- 20th-century English sportsmen