James Davies
Personal information
Date of birth 1845
Place of birth Wales
Date of death March 1910(1910-03-00) (aged 64–65)
Place of death Wrexham, Wales
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1874-1881[1][2][3] Wrexham
International career
1878 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Davies (1845–1910) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 1 match on 23 March 1878 against Scotland.[4]

Career

At club level James Davies played for Wrexham. He scored the winning goal in the first Welsh Cup Final, when Wrexham defeated Druids 1–0 at Acton Park, Wrexham.[5][6]

In September 1890, Davies became Chairman of the Welsh League.[7] Davies also acted as local referee.[8]

Davies became President of the Football Association of Wales in September 1891.[9]

Personal life

Davies lived in Percy Road, Wrexham and was employed as a Stonemason who worked at the old Beast Market. He was also part of the volunteer fire service and a member of Wrexham Cricket Club.[10]

Honours

Wrexham

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LOCAL NEWS.|1874-01-31|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers".
  2. ↑ "Football. -.....r,-,/,-,..... -r -' f'../....r".
  3. ↑ "- ----__--FoothH. I .it|1881-03-26|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers".
  4. ↑ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 "WELSH CUP FINAL 1877/78 - 30 March 1878 at Acton Park, Wrexham". Welsh Football Data Archive.
  6. ↑ "THE WELSH CHALLENGE CUP.|1878-04-06|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "NOTES. -I|1890-09-20|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "FOOTBALL NOTES. -|1890-10-04|Rhyl Record and Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "WELSH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.I|1891-09-05|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Fan tells how relative made Wrexham FC history". The Leader (Welsh newspaper). 8 October 2014.


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