Lloyd Davies (23 February 1877–10 October 1957
) was a Welsh
footballer
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who played in the
English Football League
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for
Stoke and had a long career in the
Southern League with
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland L ...
. He also earned 16 caps for the
Wales national team.
Career
Davies was born in
Cefn Mawr
Cefn Mawr () is a village in the community of Cefn within Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Its name translates as "big ridge".Mills, D. ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', OUP, p.104
The population in 2001 was 6,669, increasing to 7,051 in ...
and played for Rhosymedre St John's and
Druids
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before joining
Stoke in 1903.
He played 7 matches in
1903–04 at outside left scoring three goals but then left Stoke in March 1904 for
Wellington Town
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The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was a founder member of the Alliance Premier League (la ...
and then
Swindon Town
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before returning to the
Victoria Ground
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History
...
in December 1905.
He played 26 matches for Stoke in
1906–07 which saw him occupy the full back position but was not very successful as Stoke suffered relegation from the First Division.
He then joined
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland L ...
where he would go on to enjoy a 12-year spell making well over 320 appearances for the "Cobblers".
Three of his brothers also played for Wales:
Joe (7 appearances),
Robert
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(1 appearance) and
Thomas
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(4 appearances).
Career statistics
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References
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1877 births
1957 deaths
Welsh men's footballers
Wales men's international footballers
Druids F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
Swindon Town F.C. players
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
People from Ruabon
Footballers from Wrexham County Borough
Men's association football defenders