Wyn Davies

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Wyn Davies
Personal information
Full name Ronald Wyn Davies
Date of birth (1942-03-20) 20 March 1942 (age 81)
Place of birth Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales [1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?–1959 Locomotive Llanberis
1959–1960 Caernarfon Town
1960–1962 Wrexham 55 (21)
1962–1966 Bolton Wanderers 155 (66)
1966–1971 Newcastle United 181 (40)
1971–1972 Manchester City 45 (8)
1972–1973 Manchester United 16 (4)
1973–1975 Blackpool 36 (5)
1975 → Crystal Palace (loan) 3 (0)
1975–1976 Stockport County 30 (7)
1976–1978 Crewe Alexandra 55 (15)
1978–1979 Bangor City 4 (0)
1979 Cape Town City
Total611(179)
International career
1963–1973 Wales 34 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Wyn Davies (born 20 March 1942) is a Welsh former professional footballer who made over 550 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, and who was also capped by Wales. [2]

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Domestic career

Although he began his career with Wrexham, followed by a successful few seasons for Bolton Wanderers, Davies (nicknamed Wyn the Leap) [3] is perhaps best known for playing for Newcastle United between 1966 and 1971. He was notably part of their Inter-Cities Fairs Cup-winning team of 1969. [1] He later played for Manchester City, signing prior to the 1971–72 season for £60,000, [4] [5] playing as City won the 1972 FA Charity Shield. [6] He then moved from Maine Road to Old Trafford when he was signed by Manchester United manager, Frank O'Farrell on 14 September 1972. [7] He was partnered with another O'Farrell signing, Ted MacDougall. Davies made his league debut for United on 23 September 1972 against champions Derby County at Old Trafford. He scored the opening goal for United in a 3–0 win.

Blackpool signed Davies for £14,000 on 14 June 1973, and he made his debut for the club on 25 August in a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion, the opening League game of the season. [8]

On 30 June 1975, Blackpool granted him a free transfer and he joined Stockport County. [8] He also played for Crewe Alexandra before finishing his career with Bangor City.

International career

In total, Davies earned 34 caps and scored six goals for Wales. His last appearance came against Poland in Katowice on 26 September 1973. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wyn Davies". Legends. Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Wyn Davies at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. ↑ Pye, David. "THE BIG INTERVIEW: Wyn Davies". The Bolton News. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Wyn Davies" . Daily Mirror. 16 February 1972. p. 26. Retrieved 26 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Efficiency" . Liverpool Echo. 19 February 1972. p. 28. Retrieved 26 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "1972/73 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "O'Farrell Buys" . Daily Mirror. 15 September 1972. p. 30. Retrieved 26 November 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 3 Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN   978-1-905411-50-4.

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