Ben Davies (1880s footballer)

Ben Davies

Personal information
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1882–1887	Port Vale	79 [1]	(25)
Total		79	(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ben Davies was a footballer in the 19th century for Port Vale.

Career

Davies played at inside-right in Port Vale's first recorded line-up in a 5–1 defeat at nearby Stoke on 9 December 1882 in a Staffordshire Senior Cup second round replay. ^[2] He scored a goal in the 4–2 win over Leek in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup on 28 April 1883, as well as in the 12–0 Burslem Challenge Cup final win over Ironbridge on 21 March 1885. ^[2] He also played in all five rounds of the 1885–86 FA Cup campaign and also made the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup final side of 1885. ^[2] In total, he scored 35 goals in 79 games over all competitions before losing his place at the start of the 1886–87 season and being released, most likely in 1887. ^[2]

Career statistics

Source: ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1882–83	–	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
	1883–84		0	0	0	0	14	2	14	2
	1884–85		0	0	0	0	34	14	34	14
	1885–86		0	0	6	0	23	18	29	18
	1886–87		0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Total			0	0	6	0	73	35	79	35

Honours

Port Vale

• North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1883, 1885 (shared)
• Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885

References

1. In all competitions
2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 77. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
3. Ben Davies at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)