Ron Davies (footballer, born 1942)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Tudor Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Holywell, Flintshire, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 24 May 2013 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Chester | 94 | (44) |
| 1962–1963 | Luton Town | 32 | (21) |
| 1963–1965 | Norwich City | 113 | (58) |
| 1966–1973 | Southampton | 240 | (134) |
| 1973–1974 | Portsmouth | 59 | (18) |
| 1974–1975 | Manchester United | 8 | (0) |
| 1975 | → Millwall (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 69 | (12) |
| 1978 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 4 | (0) |
| 1979 | Seattle Sounders | 22 | (1) |
| Total | 644 | (288) | |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1974 | Wales | 29 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ronald Tudor "Ron" Davies (25 May 1942 – 24 May 2013) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre forward. He spent most of his career with Southampton in the Football League First Division, and also for the Welsh national team.
Born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, he went to the same school as the Spurs defender Mike England, whom he played alongside in internationals for Wales. He was known as a header of the ball and was the top goal scorer in Division 1 for two seasons (1966–1968). In his first season at Southampton, he scored 12 goals in 10 consecutive league games.
His younger brother Paul was an Arsenal youth player who went on to play for Charlton Athletic.
After an unsuccessful trial with Blackburn Rovers, Davies signed his first professional contract in July 1959 with Chester where he was made to hurdle wearing army boots – training, he later claimed, which gave him his strength when jumping for crosses.
He made his debut in a 5–0 defeat to Workington in March 1960 and the following two seasons would see the club finish bottom of the Football League. However, Davies had a strong strike rate and was a regular in the team. Following a rare spell out of favour that saw him placed on the transfer list, his reply was to score four goals in a 6–1 win against Southport in October 1962.Port Vale manager Norman Low offered £7,000 plus Terry Miles for Davies, but the deal fell through after the Vale directors vetoed the move. He went instead to Luton Town for a fee of £12,200 and, when they were relegated, he moved on again to Norwich City.
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