1 - 3 v FC Halifax Town (H) 11/10/2025 Gordon Davies
Full Name: Gordon Davies
Normal Position: Inside Forward
Born: 04/09/1932 (Ardwick, Manchester)
Died: 19/06/2020
Heritage Number: 891
Debut Match*: 23/08/1958 v Watford (Football League)
Last Match*: 22/11/1958 v Barrow (Football League)
* Qualifying Games
Gordon Davies began his football journey as an amateur in Manchester United’s ‘A’ team, famously scoring four goals in an 8–0 win for their Colts side. A machine tool maker by trade, he later joined Southport as a part-time professional after declining terms offered by Chester, who had retained him.At Manchester City, Davies scored five goals in 13 First Division games during his 5½ seasons as a professional and added 62 goals in 165 Central League matches. He joined Southport as their eighth close-season signing in 1958–59 but was granted a free transfer shortly after Wally Fielding became player-manager. Later in his career, he played for a works team in the Manchester Industrial League until the age of 42. In 1994, he relocated to Holmes Chapel.
Profile reproduced with Permission from:
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
The player made an appearance in the following games:
| Date | Home Club | Away Club | Score | Goals | Competition | Round | Heritage Qualifying | Void |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/08/1958 | Watford | Southport | 6 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 25/08/1958 | York City | Southport | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 30/08/1958 | Southport | Hartlepools United | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 29/09/1958 | Port Vale | Southport | 4 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 04/10/1958 | Southport | Workington | 3 - 0 | 1 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 08/10/1958 | Crystal Palace | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 11/10/1958 | Southport | Darlington | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 16/10/1958 | Barrow | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Lancashire Senior Cup | 1 | No | No |
| 18/10/1958 | Walsall | Southport | 5 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 25/10/1958 | Southport | Millwall | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 01/11/1958 | Aldershot | Southport | 3 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
| 15/11/1958 | Southport | Halifax Town | 0 - 2 | 0 | FA Cup | 1 | Yes | No |
| 22/11/1958 | Southport | Barrow | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D4 | Yes | No |
