Robert G. Davies

Robert Davies

Personal information
Full name	Robert George Davies [1]
Place of birth	Oswestry, England [2]
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) [1]
Position(s)	Inside right
Youth career
	Stoke City
	Stoke St.Peter's
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1931–1934	Port Vale	7	(0)
1934–1936	Torquay United	5	(1)
Total		12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert George Davies was a footballer who played as an inside right in the English Football League for Port Vale and then Torquay United in the early 1930s.

Career

Davies played for Stoke City and Stoke St.Peter's before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1931, turning professional in August 1932. ^[3] He played five Second Division games in 1932–33 and two games in 1933–34, before leaving the Old Recreation Ground on a free transfer in May 1934. ^[3] He moved on to Torquay United and made five Third Division South appearances for Torquay, scoring one goal, with his last appearance coming in the 1935–36 season. ^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1932–33	Second Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	1933–34	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Torquay United	1934–35	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1935–36	Third Division South	4	1	0	0	0	1	5	1
	Total		5	1	0	0	1	0	6	1
Career total			12	1	0	0	1	0	13	1

References

1. "Port Vale Player". Staffordshire Sentinel. 23 July 1932. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN   1-899468-67-6.
3. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 80. ISBN   0952915200.
4. Robert G. Davies at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)