Graham Gilding Davies (3 October 1921 – 2003) was a Welsh

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who played in

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as a

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for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

Career

Davies, born in

Swansea Swansea ( ; ) is a coastal City status in the United Kingdom, city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second-largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of ...

, played for Swansea Town as a youth but failed to make a first-team appearance for the club. He moved to

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club

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in 1947 where he made nine appearances. He joined Southern League side

in 1949, making two league appearances. Davies made his debut for Colchester on 28 April 1949 in a 3–0 win over

Worcester City Worcester City Football Club is an English Association football, football club based in Worcester, England, Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Southern Football League Premier Division Central, the seventh tier of English football. ...

and his final appearance came just two matches later in the Southern League Cup final which resulted in a 3–0 defeat for the U's versus Yeovil Town. Davies would later play for

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

and returned to Wales to play for

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil () is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of K ...

. He died in 2003.

Honours

;Colchester United *1948–49 Southern League Cup runner-up :''All honours referenced by:''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Graham 1921 births 2003 deaths Footballers from Swansea Welsh men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Swansea City A.F.C. players Watford F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players