Fred Davies (footballer, born 1908)

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Fred Davies
Personal information
Full name Fred Davies
Date of birth 9 January 1906
Date of death 16 June 1978(1978-06-16) (aged 72)
Original team(s) Eastern Suburbs
Height / weight 180 cm / 75 kg
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fred Davies (9 January 1906 – 16 June 1978)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

A New South Welshman, Davies arrived at Fitzroy from Sydney club Eastern Suburbs.[3] Davies returned to the state at the end of the 1934 VFL season, joining St George, a team he would both captain and coach.[4] He had been captain of Fitzroy for most of 1934, promoted when original captain Jack Cashman moved to Carlton after the opening two rounds.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Fred Davies – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ AFL Tables: Fred Davies
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. ^ The Argus,"Clearances From Fitzroy", 27 March 1935, p. 11
  5. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.