Ben Davies (1930s footballer)

Benjamin Davies was an English footballer who made 102 league appearances in goal for Port Vale between 1929 and 1933. He helped the club to win the Third Division North title in 1929–30.

For the former Middlesbrough player, see Ben Davies (footballer, born 1888).

Ben Davies
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Davies[1]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Wellington St. George
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1929 Crewe Alexandra 162 (0)
1929–1933 Port Vale 102 (0)
Total 262 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Davies played for Wellington St. George and Crewe Alexandra, before joining Port Vale in October 1929.[1] He kept a clean sheet in his first game; a draw at South Shields on 2 November 1929, and won the #1 jersey off Jack Prince to become the regular keeper for the rest of the 1929–1930 Third Division North winning season.[1] He played 28 Second Division games in the 1930–31 campaign, having been forced to share goalkeeping duties with Arthur Slater.[1] He featured 37 times in the 1931–32 season, but lost his first team place to Scottish challengers Allan Todd and Jock Leckie at The Old Recreation Ground in August 1932.[1] He was given a free transfer in May 1933, having been limited to 12 games in 1932–33.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 1925–26 Third Division North 31040350
1926–27 Third Division North 38030410
1927–28 Third Division North 40050450
1928–29 Third Division North 42010430
1929–30 Third Division North 1100000
Total 16201301750
Port Vale 1929–30 Third Division North 29030320
1930–31 Second Division 28020300
1931–32 Second Division 34020360
1932–33 Second Division 11010120
Total 1020801100
Career total 26202102830

Honours

Port Vale

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 77. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Ben Davies at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
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