Tom Davies (footballer, born 1882)

Last updated

Tom Davies
Personal information
Full name Thomas Osborne Davies
Date of birth(1882-03-27)27 March 1882
Place of birth Swindon, England
Date of death 1967 (aged 84–85)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Outside-right
Youth career
Swindon Swifts
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1900–1903 Swindon Town 73 (5)
1903–1906 Nottingham Forest 39 (1)
1906–1908 Reading
1908–1909 Salisbury City
1909–1910 Southampton 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Osborne Davies (27 March 1882 – 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward for various clubs between 1900 and 1910. His career started in the Southern League with his hometown club Swindon Town, before spending three years in the Football League First Division with Nottingham Forest. He then returned to the Southern League with Reading and, later, Southampton before a broken leg ended his career.

Contents

Football career

Davies was born in Swindon and played his youth football with Swindon Swifts [1] before joining Swindon Town. He made his first-team debut playing at inside-right in an FA Cup match at Bristol East on 3 November 1900. The match was drawn 1–1, [2] but Swindon won the replay 5–0, with Davies scoring the first goal. He retained his place in the side, scoring in each of the next two matches in the FA Cup, against Staple Hill. He also played regularly in both the Western League and the Southern League. At the end of his first season with Swindon's first-team, the club finished at the bottom of the table and had to play-off against Brentford to retain their First Division status. [3]

During the next season, Davies switched his position to outside-right as Swindon again finished at the bottom of the table and had to play-off (against Fulham) to avoid relegation. [4] Davies remained with Swindon until 1903, with his final match coming on the opening day of the 1903–04 season. [5] In his three years at the County Ground, Davies made a total of 109 first-team appearances, scoring 14 goals. [6]

He then moved to Nottingham Forest, of the Football League First Division, where he stayed until the end of the 1905–06 season, when Forest were relegated to the Second Division. In his three years at Forest, he made 39 league appearances, scoring once. [7] Following relegation, he spent two years back in the Southern League First Division with Reading before dropping down to the Second Division with Salisbury City in 1908. [1]

In April 1909, he was invited to The Dell for a trial which led to a permanent move to Southampton. [1] He made his debut for the "Saints" in the opening match of the 1909–10 season, a 1–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle. Described as a "dapper little striker" he soon became a crowd favourite [1] and played in the first six matches, scoring once. He then lost his place at outside-right to John Bainbridge who had returned from injury. Davies spent the rest of the season in the reserves, making only two further first-team appearances. [8]

In March 1910, he broke his leg in a reserve-team match at Eastleigh Athletic which brought his football career to a close. [1]

Family

Davies' younger brother, Bertie was also a player with Swindon Town, for whom he made 276 first-team appearances before becoming assistant manager to Louis Page in 1949. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Flowers</span> English footballer (born 1967)

Timothy David Flowers is an English football manager and former player who is currently manager of National League North side Gloucester City.

Alan Francis McLoughlin was an Irish professional footballer and coach, who played as a midfielder for the Republic of Ireland and various English club sides, most notably Swindon Town and Portsmouth. His most notable moment at international level was scoring the equaliser against Northern Ireland in Belfast that qualified the Republic of Ireland for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colin Calderwood</span> Scottish association football player and manager

Colin Calderwood is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is the assistant manager at Northampton Town.

Arthur Grenville Morris was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest. He is the club's all-time highest scorer with 217 goals. He also played for Aberystwyth Town and Swindon Town, and represented Wales internationally, earning 21 caps between 1896 and 1912.

David Sidney Peach is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He notably appeared for Southampton in the FA Cup final in 1976.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Bostock</span> English footballer

John Joseph Bostock is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Notts County.

Henry Martin was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Rochdale. At Sunderland he won the Football League title and reached the Cup Final in 1913. He made one appearance for England in 1914, and was later the manager at Mansfield Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dick Rowley</span> Irish footballer

Richard William Morris Rowley DCM was an Irish professional footballer who played as an inside-forward or centre-forward for Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Preston North End in the English Football League, as well as representing the Irish national team.

Douglas McGibbon was an English footballer who played at centre forward for Southampton, Fulham and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in the years just after the Second World War. He once scored six goals in a match, one of which was timed at under 5 seconds from the second half kick-off.

Robert Henry Weale was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside right for various clubs in England and Wales in the 1920s and 1930s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Offer</span> English footballer (1871–1947)

Henry Thomas Offer was an English footballer who scored Arsenal's first-ever goal in the FA Cup "proper" rounds in 1891, and Southampton's first-ever league goal in 1894.

Charles Petrie was an English professional footballer who played at inside-left for various clubs in the 1920s.

Alfred Day was a Welsh professional footballer who played at wing half for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Southampton, Tranmere Rovers, Swindon Town in the 1930s and represented Wales at international level on one occasion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Glen</span> Scottish footballer

Alexander Glen was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs in the 1900s.

Colin Barrett is an English former association football defender. He played 163 competitive senior games from 1972 to 1980 with Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Swindon Town. At Forest he was part of a team that won seven honours including the 1977–78 Football League First Division, the 1978–79 European Cup and the Football League Cup in both those seasons. The month after his 26th birthday and 10 days after scoring against Liverpool in the European Cup he damaged knee ligaments. He never fully recovered only playing 12 further competitive games in senior football. The last of those was in the same month as having turned 28.

Bernard Harry "Bryn" Elliott was an English retired footballer who played as a half-back in the 1940s and 1950s. He started his career at Nottingham Forest, before joining Southampton in 1949, where he was to remain for the next ten years.

John Frederick Hoskins was an English footballer who played at outside-left in the 1950s, making over 230 appearances for Southampton followed by a brief spell at Swindon Town.

The 1926–27 season was the 32nd season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's fifth in the Second Division of the Football League. After having their worst year in the division the previous season, Southampton began the 1926–27 league campaign in strong fashion and found themselves in amongst the promotion hopefuls by the end of the year, just two points off front-runners Middlesbrough. However, following a lengthy run in the FA Cup the club's form began to deteriorate, ending with a series of 13 games which included just one win. The Saints dropped from as high as the top six of the Second Division table to a mid-table position, ending the season in 13th place with 15 wins, 12 draws and 15 losses – just one position and four points higher than their 14th-place finish the previous season.

The 1927–28 season was the 33rd season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's sixth in the Second Division of the Football League. The season was the club's worst in the division to date, as they finished in 17th place just two points above Fulham in the first relegation spot. After a poor start in which they lost their first four games of the campaign, the Saints continued to drop points against teams throughout the Second Division, remaining in the bottom six positions for most of the year. A number of wins in the second half of the season over fellow mid-table sides helped to offset notable losses against those aiming for promotion, ensuring that the club avoided returning down to the Third Division South. Southampton finished the season in 17th place with 14 wins, seven draws and 21 losses.

The 1928–29 season was the 34th season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's seventh in the Second Division of the Football League. After finishing in the bottom half of the Second Division league table the last three seasons, the club returned to challenging for promotion to the First Division when they finished fourth, their highest position in the league to date. The team were strong throughout the campaign, picking up key wins over teams around them in the table to secure a strong position. They stayed in the top six of the league for most of the campaign from September, reaching third place on two occasions and dropping to seventh just twice. Southampton finished the season in fourth place with 17 wins, 14 draws and 11 losses, five points behind Grimsby Town in the first promotion place.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 96. ISBN   0-9514862-3-3.
  2. ↑ "Bristol East 1 – 1 Swindon Town". Swindon Town FC. 3 November 1900. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Season 1900–1901". Tom Davies's record in competitive matches for Swindon. Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Season 1901–1902". Tom Davies's record in competitive matches for Swindon. Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Season 1903–1904". Tom Davies's record in competitive matches for Swindon. Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Tom Davies". Player Profile. Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 70. ISBN   1-899468-67-6.
  8. ↑ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 47. ISBN   0-907969-22-4.
  9. ↑ "Bertie Davies". Player Profile. Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.