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George
Davis |
Derby County FC
2 appearances, 1 debut goal
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 5:
A 3
75% successful
1904
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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George Henry Davis |
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Birth |
5 June 1881 at 20
King Street, South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire [registered in
Belper, September 1881]. |
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Baptism |
3 July 1881 at
St. Martin's Church, Alfreton. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Martha is pregnant with the child who will become George Henry. He
will be the youngest of seven children. His father, John, is a
greengrocer. They live at 20 King Street in Alfreton. |
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According to the 1891 census,
George now has a younger sister, and the eight children now live with
their parents at 20 King Street in Alfreton. His father is a provision
dealer. |
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According to the 1901 census,
George is one of only four children still with their parents in King
Street. He is now an assistant greengrocer. His father being the
greengrocer. |
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Marriage |
to Martha Dennis, at St. Martin's
Church, Alfreton on 25 August 1903
[registered in Belper, September 1903]. |
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According to the 1911 census,
George Henry is now married to Martha, with four children, George, Vera,
Harriet Madge and Annie. He is a Hotelkeeper at the Plough Inn in Alfreton. They have two servants. |
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Cannot be found on either
the 1921 census or the 1939 register. |
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Death |
28 April 1969 in
Wimbledon, aged
87 years 327 days
[registered in Merton, Surrey, June 1969]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Started his
career with Alfreton Town FC before joining Derby County FC from December
1899 until the 1909 close season. He spent his career playing for
Debyshire non-league clubs, Birchwood Colliery FC, Riddings United FC,
Ripley Ivanhoe FC, South Normanton FC and Stoneyford FC. Then he spent six
seasons with Derbyshire Alliance club Codnor Town FC. In February 1911,
went on a tour of France with Maidenhead FC. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1902-03 |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Was a trialist
with England at Lacrosse |
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Height/Weight |
5'
6½", 10st.
12lbs [1903]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of seven who became the 290th players
(296) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 80, 29 February 1904,
Wales 2 England 2, a British Championship match at The Racecourse,
Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 22 years
269 days.
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Last match |
No. 81, 12 March 1904, Ireland 1 England 3,
a British Championship match at
Cliftonville Gardens, Cliftonville, Belfast, aged
22 years 281 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1903-04; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1903-04; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died four days
after Ernie Blenkinsop and seventeen
days after Jack Townrow |
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Beyond England |
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Emigrated to Canada in 1912 where he had a
big hand in developing the game in Vancouver and Alberta. He assisted
Calgary Hillhurst for a number of years, winning with that club a Canadian
Cup winners' medal as late as 1922. Later coached Minitoba. He returned to England, particularly the Nottingham area, in the
late 1950's. Throughout,
he had been a very successful hotelier and at one time, an Alfreton potato
merchant. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.84. |
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