Peter Davies (footballer, born 1936)

Peter Davies
Personal information
Full name Peter Davies[1]
Date of birth (1936-03-08)8 March 1936
Place of birth Llanelli, Wales
Date of death 25 January 2023(2023-01-25) (aged 86)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1957 Llanelly
Arsenal 2 (1)
1954-1955 Swansea Town 134 (5)
1965–1966 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 (0)
1966 Merthyr Tydfil
1966–19?? Germiston Callies
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Davies (8 March 1936 – 25 January 2023) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made 140 appearances in the Football League for Swansea Town and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] He began his career with Llanelly in the Southern League before joining Arsenal. After two years and no appearances, he returned Wales with Swansea Town where he spent six seasons. After brief spells with Brighton & Hove Albion and Merthyr Tydfil, he went to South Africa to play for Germiston Callies where he then got injured and was forced to retire.[2] Davies died on 25 January 2023, at the age of 86.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Peter Davies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  3. ^ "Peter Davies". Funeral Notices. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.


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