Billy Davies (rugby league, born 1948)

William Davies (born 14 March 1948), also known by the nickname of "Daz",[5] is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Swinton and Wigan (Heritage № 684),[6] as a stand-off, i.e. number 6.[1][2]

For other people with the same name, see William Davies.

Billy Davies
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Davies
Born (1948-03-14) 14 March 1948
Leigh, England
Playing information
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1964–72 Swinton 204 69 0
1972–73 Wigan 43 11 0 0 33
Total 247 80 0 0 33
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968 England 1 0 0 0 0
1968 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3][4]

Background

Billy Davies was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Billy Davies won a cap for England while at Swinton in 1968 against Wales,[3] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1968 against France.[4]

County Cup Final appearances

Billy Davies was an interchange/substitute in Swinton's 4-12 defeat by St. Helens in the 1964 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964, and played stand-off in the 11-2 victory over Leigh in the 1969 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 November 1969.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Billy Davies played centre, i.e. number 5, in Swinton's 2-7 defeat by Castleford in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 20 December 1966.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics II at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "History → The Early Years at swintonlionstales". swintonlionstales.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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