Fred Davies

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Fred Davies
Personal information
Full name Frederick Davies[1][2]
Date of birth (1939-08-22)22 August 1939
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 2 September 2020(2020-09-02) (aged 81)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Llandudno
1957–1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers 156 (0)
1967Los Angeles Wolves (guest) 5 (0)
1968–1970 Cardiff City 99 (0)
1970–1974 AFC Bournemouth 134 (0)
Teams managed
1993–1997 Shrewsbury Town
1997–1999 Weymouth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frederick Davies (22 August 1939 – 2 September 2020) was an English footballer. He was born in Liverpool. He made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and AFC Bournemouth.[4]

He later became a manager, taking charge of Shrewsbury Town and Weymouth.

Davies died on 2 September 2020 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, aged 81.[3]

Honours[change | change source]

Player[change | change source]

Cardiff City

Manager[change | change source]

Shrewsbury Town

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 46–47. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  2. "Fred Davies". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cox, Lewis (3 September 2020). "Former Shrewsbury Town stars pay tribute to legendary title-winning boss Fred Davies". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. "Fred Davies". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  5. "Fred Davies". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.