David Davies (rugby league, born c. 1915)
{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{About||other people with similar names|Dai Davies (disambiguation)|and|David Davies (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
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|fullname = David M. Davies
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|birth_date = {{circa|1915}}
|birth_place = Wales
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|death_place = unknown
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|position = {{rlp|PR|SR}}
|club1 = Salford
|year1start = 1936
|year1end = 52
|appearances1 = 370
|tries1 = 39
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 117
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|yearAstart = 1939
|yearAend = 48
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David "Dai" M. Davies (c. 1915 – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford,{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}} as a {{rlp|pr}} or {{rlp|sr}}.
Playing career
=International honours=
Dai Davies won nine caps for Wales from 1939 to 1948 while at Salford.
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
Dai Davies played at {{rlp|pr}} in Salford's 7–4 victory over Barrow in the 1938 Challenge Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Wembley Stadium, London, in front of a crowd of 51,243.
=County Cup Final appearances=
About Dai Davies' time, there was Salford's 5–2 victory over Wigan in the 1936 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1936–37 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 17 October 1936, and played at {{rlp|pr}} in the 7–10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=4275|title=22nd October 1938: Salford 7 Wigan 10 (Lancashire Cup Final)|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015|archive-date=7 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907010825/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=4275|url-status=dead}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Salford - 1938 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, David}}
Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen
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Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:Salford Red Devils players
Category:Wales national rugby league team players