John William Davis (10 April 1882 – 29 October 1963) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County;[1][2] he was also a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1920.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John William Davis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1882[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ironville, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1963 (aged 80–81)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Ripley, Derbyshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1903 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | Somercotes United | ||
| 1904–1910 | Derby County | 138 | (9) |
| 1910–1911 | Ilkeston United | ||
| 1911–1912 | Eastwood Rangers | ||
| 1912–1913 | Sutton Junction | ||
| 1913 | Ilkeston United | ||
| Total | 138 | (9) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1920 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||
| Only FC | 14 August 1920 Derbyshire v Essex | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, October 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Davis was born at Ironville, Derbyshire. He is recorded as having performed prodigiously for Quorn Cricket Club[3] He played one match for Derbyshire during the 1920 season. This was in August against Essex when he made 8 and 1 in his two innings and made two catches. Davis was a right-hand batsman who played 2 innings in 1 first-class match making a total of 9.[4]
Davis died at Ripley, Derbyshire at the age of 81.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e John Davis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Quorn cricket club
- ^ John Davis at Cricket Archive
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