Billy Davies (rugby league, born 1948)
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| Full name | William Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Billy"/"Bill" Davies is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Swinton, and Wigan, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6.
Playing career
International honours
Billy Davies won a cap for England while at Swinton in 1968 against Wales,[1] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1968 against France.[2]
County Cup final appearances
Billy Davies was an Interchange/Substitute in Swinton's 4-12 defeat by St. Helens in the 1964 Lancashire Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 11-2 victory over Leigh in the 1969 Lancashire Cup final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 1 November 1969.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances
Billy Davies played Centre, i.e. number 5, in Swinton's 2-7 defeat by Castleford in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 20 December 1966.
References
- ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.