Jacques Albert Davy (26 September 1883 – 12 October 1944) was a French

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a halfback and fullback. He played in the first match of the history of the

France national team France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, a 3–3 draw against

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

on 1 May 1904. At club level, he played as a footballer for US Parisienne and as a

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player for Hockey Club de Paris.En 1904, l’équipe de France de football jouait le premier match de son histoire contre la Belgique

Ouest-France ''Ouest-France'' ( ; French for "West-France") is a daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on both local and national news. The paper is produced in 47 different editions covering events in different French départements within the régi ...

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1883 births 1944 deaths Footballers from Paris French men's footballers US Parisienne players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders France men's international footballers French male field hockey players {{France-footy-defender-1880s-stub