Harry Davies (footballer, born 1904)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Augustus Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Gainsborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 April 1975 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bamfords Athletic | |||
| 1922–1929 | Stoke City | 225 | (68) |
| 1929–1932 | Huddersfield Town | 55 | (17) |
| 1932–1938 | Stoke City | 164 | (24) |
| 1938–1939 | Port Vale | 44 | (4) |
| Total | 488 | (113) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Harold Augustus Davies (29 January 1904 – 23 April 1975) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Port Vale and most notably, Stoke City. A creative inside-forward, he played 513 games in the league and FA Cup, scoring 122 goals. His father, also called Harry, was also a professional footballer.
He spent seven seasons with Stoke from 1922 to 1929, helping the club to the Third Division North title in 1926–27. He then spent two seasons with Huddersfield Town, and featured in the 1930 FA Cup Final defeat to Arsenal. He made a return to Stoke in February 1932, and spent another six seasons at the Victoria Ground, helping the club to the Second Division title in 1932–33. Having scored 101 goals in 411 matches for the "Potters" in his two spells, he was traded to Port Vale in February 1938. He retired in April 1939, and later fought in World War II.
Davies was born in Gainsborough and attended Queen Elizabeth's High School. His father was a former footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers, Gainsborough Trinity, Hull City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The family moved to Staffordshire after Harry senior retired and Harry junior followed his father into playing football. He was spotted by Stoke City playing for Bamfords Athletic in the Uttoxeter amateur league and he was quickly thrust into first team action with Stoke struggling to stay afloat in the First Division. He scored in his second appearance against West Bromwich Albion to earn Stoke their first win of the 1922–23 season but it failed to avert the slide and ended with Stoke being relegated after finishing four points from safety. He became a key player in the 1923–24 season in a side which challenged for a return to the top flight, finishing as second highest scorer to Jimmy Broad. A poor run form towards the end of the season saw Stoke miss out promotion and instead to finish a disappointing sixth place. Although a first choice player in 1924–25, Davies was hampered by injuries, and an unsettled and inexperienced Stoke side only avoided relegation by a single point. Stoke failed to learn in 1925–26 and were relegated to the Third Division North. Stoke bounced back quickly in 1926–27 and won the divisional title with relative ease, with Davies scoring a career best of 17 goals. He played regularly in the side for the next two seasons before he joined Huddersfield Town in 1929. He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.
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