Ernie Davies
Ernest Davies (31 January 1916 – 17 August 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1916[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Heswall, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 1942 (aged 26)[2] | ||
| Place of death | North Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935 | Heswall | ||
| 1936–1940 | Tranmere Rovers | 48 | (1) |
| 1939–1940 | York City | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Davies served as a corporal in the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) during the Second World War and was killed during the North African campaign on 17 August 1942.[2][3] His body was never recovered, and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1936–37 | Third Division North[1] | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 1937–38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Second Division[1] | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1939–40 | Third Division North[1] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
References
- Ernie Davies at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Casualty Details: Ernest Davies". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 119. ISBN 978 0 7524 7188 4.
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