Dickie Davis

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Dickie Davis
Personal information
Full name Richard Daniel Davis
Date of birth (1922-01-22)22 January 1922
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death August 1999
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1953 Sunderland 144 (73)
1953–1957 Darlington 93 (32)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Dickie Davis (22 January 1922 – August 1999) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland and Darlington as a striker.

Club career

Davis made his debut for Sunderland on 7 December 1946 against Leeds United in a 1–1 draw at Elland Road.[1] He finished as the Football League First Division's top scorer in the 1949–50 season with 25 goals.[2] During his time at Roker Park spanning from 1946 to 1953, where he made 144 league appearances, scoring 73 goals.[3] He then moved onto Darlington in 1954 and scored 32 goals in 93 league appearances in 4 seasons at Feethams.[4] In 1957 he retired from football, aged 35.[5]

References

  1. "Leeds United 1-1 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  2. "Football League Div 1 & 2 Leading Goalscorers 1947-92". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  3. "Dickie Davis". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  4. "DARLINGTON : 1946/47 - 1988/89 & 1990/91 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  5. "Dickie Davis". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 2008-08-01.


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