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Len Davies

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XI that toured Canada. He was a prolific scorer during the tour, including scoring seven times in a single game during a match against a Lower Mainland XI. In total, Davies played 23 times for the Welsh national side, scoring six times and helping Wales to Home Championship titles in 1924 and 1928.
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later described the attempt, noting "There is no doubt that the excitement and the knowledge that so much depended on the shot unnerved Len a little. Under ordinary circumstances it would have been a gift goal, but Len Davies muffed the kick and the ball rolled gently to the goalkeeper, who calmly
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slowly, scoring once in his first five appearances although Cardiff scored ten times in the games. From 15 September to 27 October, he embarked on a scoring run, netting in six of the seven matches his side played, which included winning goals in two matches. On 10 November, he scored all of
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colours. Thames instead played in 11 of Davies' Welsh shirts which he had obtained on international duty. The match ended in a 9–2 defeat for his Thames side, a record league victory that still stands as of 2021 for his former club Cardiff. Thames finished bottom of the
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He was again Cardiff's highest goalscorer the following year, netting 20 times despite suffering several injury problems that restricted him to 30 league appearances. However, his injury issues cost him a place in the squad for
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Davies met his future wife, Gwendoline Stroud, through his playing career as she was a fervent supporter of Cardiff. The pair married on 1 January 1923. After retiring from playing, Davies became a school sports coach at
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Davies remained with Cardiff until 1931, one year after finishing as the club's top scorer for the fifth time in the Football League. He missed the majority of his final season after undergoing surgery for
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by the time of his departure. He remains the club's highest scorer with 179 goals in all competitions and also holds the club record for the most hat-tricks, scoring eight during his time in Cardiff.
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He remains the record goalscorer for Cardiff City in both league and all competitions having scored 179 goals for the club between 1919 and 1931. He later played a single season for
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had missed recent attempts, while Gill was reluctant to take it. Davies instead stepped in to take the first penalty of his senior career. His teammate
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and was ever present for the side for a further three year, playing in every international fixture until 1925. In 1929, Davies was named in a
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in March 1923. He also scored six times in four matches as Cardiff retained their Welsh Cup title, including a hat-trick in a 10–0 win over
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in 1925 led to Davies being moved to an inside forward role and his scoring record fell as a result. He scored eight times during the
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having failed to score in 13 appearances, Davies was brought into the side in November and scored a brace during a 2–1 victory over
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Davies began his football career with local youth side Victoria Athletic and represented Wales at youth level in 1913 against
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in the Football League in January 1922 and was the club's top scorer in all competitions during the campaign.
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in 1920, but Davies played only three times during the league season. His only other appearance during the
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2–0. He finished the season as Cardiff's second highest scorer in the First Division with 17, 3 short of
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in the Football League on the same day, they were forced to field a reserve side for their match against
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gathered and made an easy clearance." The game eventually ended goalless while their nearest rivals
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in the 1931–32 season and the club was wound up at the end of the season. Davies instead joined
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for the 1932–33 season, staying with the club until 1935 when he finished his playing career.
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until establishing himself in the first team in late 1922. He scored Cardiff's first
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in the fourth. In the final, Davies scored Cardiff's second goal as they defeated
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and seven the following year. In 1927, he was part of the Cardiff side that beat
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in the fourth round and the winning goal in the final during a 3–2 victory over
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but missed the game due to injury. He played in a final two years later, in the
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as his side were held to a goalless draw, missing out on the title via
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Gill and Davies remained a prolific partnership for the club in the
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in the Football League on 21 January 1922 during a 6–3 victory over
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in 1919 and made his senior debut in the 1919–20 season, replacing
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at international level 23 times during his career, scoring 6 goals
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starting in his place. His side went on to suffer defeat against
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on the final day of the season. In their last game, Cardiff met
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From the Ashes – The Real Story of Cardiff City Football Club
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His last game for Wales came on 20 November 1929 against
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on 6 April 1931. The club had suffered relegation to the
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During the match, Davies missed a 304:the following year but Davies remained a 2380: 2368: 2252: 2240: 2169: 2154: 2137: 2122: 1947: 1932: 1863: 1846: 1803: 673: 2442:. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. 2014:Fred Keenor – The Man Who Never Gave Up 1750:Davies, Gareth M; Garland, Ian (1991). 1677: 1675: 1673: 1671: 1669: 1667: 1663: 1312: 2358:– via British Newspaper Archive. 2330:– via British Newspaper Archive. 2304:– via British Newspaper Archive. 2236: 2234: 2227:– via British Newspaper Archive. 2199:– via British Newspaper Archive. 2165: 2163: 2150: 2148: 2146: 2133: 2131: 2118: 2116: 2109:– via The Times Digital Archive. 2101:from the original on 29 September 2020 1943: 1941: 1928: 1926: 1893:– via British Newspaper Archive. 1833:– via British Newspaper Archive. 1724:– via British Newspaper Archive. 514:Cardiff's goals in a 4–2 victory over 3427:Wales men's international footballers 2065:Shuttleworth, Peter (22 April 2009). 1859: 1857: 1855: 1842: 1840: 1799: 1797: 1778:Peter Shuttleworth (4 January 2009). 1641:winner – 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930 1341:Results list Wales' goal tally first. 632:on 4 February 1922 in a 2–1 win over 7: 1745: 1743: 1741: 1739: 1737: 1735: 1733: 1731: 1686:. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 47. 628:Davies made a goalscoring debut for 331:. He also helped the club reach the 157: 3457:Men's association football forwards 14: 2415:from the original on 11 July 2019 2343:"A Romance of the Football Field" 1989:. Llygad Gwalch Cyf. p. 44. 1597:1928–29 British Home Championship 1560:1926–27 British Home Championship 1523:1926–27 British Home Championship 1486:1923–24 British Home Championship 1445:1921–22 British Home Championship 1404:1921–22 British Home Championship 505:Near title miss and FA Cup finals 350:before finishing his career with 108:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 3407:Deaths from pneumonia in England 2440:The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C 1754:. Bridge Books. pp. 39–40. 1580: 1543: 1506: 1469: 1428: 1387: 3447:English Football League players 2411:. Welsh Football Data Archive. 1825:. 13 September 1919. p. 10 2067:"Top Ten Ninian Park Memories" 2046:. Media Wales. 8 February 2013 321:Football League First Division 1: 2409:"Welsh International Matches" 1684:The Who's Who of Cardiff City 638:Football Association of Wales 376:Glamorgan County Cricket Club 2296:. 5 February 1932. p. 2 2097:. 25 April 1925. p. 7. 1985:Saunders, Christian (2013). 1885:. 5 December 1921. p. 4 411:on 13 September 1919 in the 89:1945 (aged 45–46) 2350:. 2 January 1923. p. 5 2322:. 15 August 1932. p. 9 1964:. Seren Books. p. 75. 1716:. 24 August 1925. p. 6 3473: 2438:Shepherd, Richard (2002). 2219:. 11 April 1931. p. 8 2217:Coventry Evening Telegraph 2191:. 13 April 1931. p. 1 737: 662:. 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Index

Len Davis

Splott
Cardiff
Prescot
Forward
Cardiff City
Thames
Bangor City
Wales
Bangor City
footballer
Cardiff
Cardiff City
Southern Football League
Football League
reserve
hat-trick
1923–24 season
Football League First Division
penalty kick
goal average
1925 FA Cup Final
1927 FA Cup Final
Arsenal
Thames
Bangor City
Wales
Splott
Cardiff

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