Sam Davis (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel George Davis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
| Playing position | 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 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Samuel George "Sam" Davis MM was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Newport County.[1][2]
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.[3][4] He was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in October 1917 and ended the war with the rank of captain.[4] He won the Military Medal during the course of his service.[4]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 77. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 "Samuel Davis | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-10-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.