Cyril Irving Davis (December 12, 1896 – June 27, 1958) was an American

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full back who played professionally with

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in the American Soccer League (ASL) from 1924 to 1926. He was born in

Stourport-on-Severn Stourport-on-Severn, often shortened to Stourport, is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of North Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the south of Kidderminster and downstream on the River Severn from Bewdley. At the 2011 ce ...

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. Davis was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the

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. He went on to earn five caps with the U.S. national team in 1924 and 1925. His first game with the U.S. national team came in the U.S. victory over

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at the 1924 Olympics. His last game came on June 27, 1926, a 1-0 loss to

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He later went on to play for Fairhill F.C.

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1896 births 1958 deaths American soccer players United States men's international soccer players American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Philadelphia Field Club players Olympic soccer players of the United States Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Stourport-on-Severn Association football defenders Sportspeople from Worcestershire {{US-footy-defender-stub