Arthur Davies

Arthur Davies had a 15-season professional football career, beginning with New Brighton in 1924. A year later, he joined Flint in the Welsh League and subsequently moved to Everton in 1926, where he played 74 consecutive League games before being displaced by Ted Sagar. During this time, Davies also represented the English League against the Irish League.At Exeter City, Davies helped the team reach the sixth round of the F.A. Cup, drawing away at Sunderland before losing the replay. After two years at Plymouth Argyle, he transferred to Southport on a free deal, starting as their first-team goalkeeper. However, after seven games, he was replaced by Joe Rutherford.Davies made one additional appearance in a Liverpool Senior Cup tie, conceding seven goals. Along with teammates Horace Wass and Reg Neal, he was suspended for seven days due to an alleged breach of club rules. Notably, Davies always wore his own knee pads during matches, regardless of the weather.After leaving Southport, he returned to Plymouth to run his late father-in-law’s newsagent business but died suddenly following an operation for peritonitis.

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The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9