Dai Davies Player Profile

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Personal

  • Full Name: William David Davies
  • Born: April 1st, 1948 (Ammanford, Dyfed)
  • Died: February 10th, 2021 (Wrexham)
  • Height: 6ft 1in

Career



Wrexham AFC Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies Res/Youth
1977-78 45- - - - -
1978-79 47-4- - -
1979-80 46-5-1-
1980-81 53-2- - -
1985-86 7- - - - -
1986-87 1- - - - -
TOTAL 199-11-1-

NOTES:
League: All first team league matches including Football League, National League, Football Regional League (Wartime), Third Division North (Wartime), Birmingham & District League & Combination League.
FA Cup: FA Cup matches only.
Other Cups: European Cup Winners' Cup, Play-Offs, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup, EFL Trophy, Debenhams Cup, Watney Cup, Football League Division Three (North) Cup, FA Trophy, Scottish Challenge Cup, Setanta Shield, Football League Jubilee, League War Cup (Wartime), Lancashire Cup (Wartime), Third Division North Cup (Wartime), Soames Cup, Shropshire Mayor's Charity Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Denbighshire Cup, Wrexham Argus Jubilee Competition and Yerborough Charity Cup.
Welsh Cups: Welsh Cup, FAW Invitation Trophy and FAW Premier Cup.
Friendlies: First team Friendlies and Expunged matches.
Reserves/Youth: All reserve and youth competitions from age group U17 and above (including friendlies).

Please note that the data for friendlies, reserves & youth may not be complete as full records weren't always kept. However we believe that including the information we do have provides an interesting insight into each player's time at Wrexham.


Biography

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Debut

September 24th, 1977
Swindon Town 1 - 2 Wrexham

League (Division Three)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)

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Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 144-- 11
European Cup Winners' Cup 4-3 --
FA Cup 20-- --
Football League Cup 10-- --
Welsh Cup 21-- 1-
Totals: 199-3 21

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 24/02/87 5th Round vs. Brymbo Steelworks (H) 1 - 0
 21/05/86 Final Replay vs. Kidderminster (A) 2 - 1
 18/05/86 Final vs. Kidderminster (H) 1 - 1
 22/04/86 Semi-Final, 2nd Leg vs. Cardiff C. (A) 2 - 1
 15/04/86 Semi-Final, 1st Leg vs. Cardiff C. (H) 4 - 1

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 None

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 24/02/87 5th Round vs. Brymbo Steelworks (H)  1 - 0
 05/11/86 2nd Round, 2nd Leg vs. Real Zaragoza (H)  2 - 2
 22/10/86 2nd Round, 1st Leg vs. Real Zaragoza (A)  0 - 0
 01/10/86 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Zurrieq (H)  4 - 0
 21/05/86 Final Replay vs. Kidderminster (A)  2 - 1
 18/05/86 Final vs. Kidderminster (H)  1 - 1
 22/04/86 Semi-Final, 2nd Leg vs. Cardiff C. (A)  2 - 1
 15/04/86 Semi-Final, 1st Leg vs. Cardiff C. (H)  4 - 1
 18/02/86 5th Round vs. Caersws (H)  3 - 0
 14/01/86 4th Round vs. Bridgend Town (H)  8 - 0
 26/11/85 3rd Round vs. Worcester City (A)  2 - 1
 04/05/81 Division Two vs. Watford (H)  0 - 1
 02/05/81 Division Two vs. West Ham (A)  0 - 1
 25/04/81 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (H)  3 - 1
 20/04/81 Division Two vs. Bolton (A)  1 - 1
 18/04/81 Division Two vs. Shrewsbury (H)  1 - 2
 14/04/81 Semi-Final, 2nd Leg vs. Swansea City (A)  1 - 1
 11/04/81 Division Two vs. Sheffield Wed. (H)  4 - 0
 07/04/81 Semi-Final, 1st Leg vs. Swansea City (H)  2 - 2
 05/04/81 Division Two vs. Notts County (A)  1 - 1
 31/03/81 Division Two vs. Luton Town (H)  0 - 0
 28/03/81 Division Two vs. QPR (H)  1 - 1
 21/03/81 Division Two vs. Bristol City (A)  2 - 0
 06/03/81 Division Two vs. Swansea City (A)  1 - 3
 28/02/81 Division Two vs. Derby County (H)  2 - 2
 21/02/81 Division Two vs. Blackburn R. (A)  1 - 1
 17/02/81 Division Two vs. Oldham (A)  3 - 1
 14/02/81 5th Round vs. Wolves (A)  1 - 3
 09/02/81 5th Round vs. Connah's Quay (H)  2 - 1
 07/02/81 Division Two vs. Orient (A)  1 - 2
 31/01/81 Division Two vs. Grimsby Town (H)  0 - 2
 27/01/81 4th Round vs. Cardiff C. (H)  3 - 0
 24/01/81 4th Round vs. Wimbledon (H)  2 - 1
 19/01/81 3rd Round 2nd Replay vs. West Ham (H)  1 - 0
 10/01/81 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (H)  0 - 0
 06/01/81 3rd Round Replay vs. West Ham (H)  0 - 0
 03/01/81 3rd Round vs. West Ham (A)  1 - 1
 27/12/80 Division Two vs. Shrewsbury (A)  2 - 1
 26/12/80 Division Two vs. Bolton (H)  0 - 1
 20/12/80 Division Two vs. Preston NE (A)  1 - 1
 13/12/80 Division Two vs. Cambridge Utd (H)  0 - 0
 06/12/80 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (A)  1 - 0
 29/11/80 Division Two vs. West Ham (H)  2 - 2
 22/11/80 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (A)  1 - 0
 15/11/80 Division Two vs. Chelsea (H)  0 - 4
 12/11/80 Division Two vs. Cardiff C. (A)  0 - 1
 08/11/80 Division Two vs. Sheffield Wed. (A)  1 - 2
 01/11/80 Division Two vs. Notts County (H)  1 - 1
 25/10/80 Division Two vs. QPR (A)  1 - 0
 21/10/80 Division Two vs. Bristol City (H)  1 - 0
 18/10/80 Division Two vs. Preston NE (H)  0 - 1
 11/10/80 Division Two vs. Watford (A)  0 - 1
 07/10/80 Division Two vs. Cambridge Utd (A)  0 - 1
 04/10/80 Division Two vs. Swansea City (H)  1 - 1
 27/09/80 Division Two vs. Blackburn R. (H)  0 - 1
 20/09/80 Division Two vs. Derby County (A)  1 - 0
 13/09/80 Division Two vs. Orient (H)  3 - 1
 06/09/80 Division Two vs. Luton Town (A)  1 - 1
 30/08/80 Division Two vs. Oldham (H)  3 - 2
 23/08/80 Division Two vs. Grimsby Town (A)  0 - 1
 19/08/80 Division Two vs. Cardiff C. (H)  0 - 1
 16/08/80 Division Two vs. Chelsea (A)  2 - 2
 12/08/80 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Burnley (A)  1 - 2
 09/08/80 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Burnley (H)  1 - 3
 19/04/80 Division Two vs. Leicester City (H)  0 - 1
 12/04/80 Division Two vs. Swansea City (A)  0 - 1
 07/04/80 Division Two vs. Sunderland (H)  0 - 1
 05/04/80 Division Two vs. Preston NE (A)  0 - 0
 04/04/80 Division Two vs. Burnley (H)  1 - 0
 29/03/80 Division Two vs. Cambridge Utd (H)  1 - 0
 22/03/80 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (A)  0 - 1
 18/03/80 Division Two vs. Watford (A)  1 - 3
 15/03/80 Division Two vs. Fulham (H)  1 - 1
 04/03/80 5th Round vs. Newport Co. (H)  0 - 1
 01/03/80 Division Two vs. Shrewsbury (H)  0 - 1
 26/02/80 Division Two vs. Notts County (A)  1 - 1
 23/02/80 Division Two vs. Birmingham C. (A)  0 - 2
 16/02/80 5th Round vs. Everton (A)  2 - 5
 09/02/80 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (H)  1 - 0
 02/02/80 Division Two vs. Orient (A)  0 - 4
 29/01/80 4th Round Replay vs. Carlisle United (H)  3 - 1
 26/01/80 4th Round vs. Carlisle United (A)  0 - 0
 19/01/80 Division Two vs. Charlton A. (H)  3 - 2
 12/01/80 Division Two vs. Cardiff C. (A)  0 - 1
 05/01/80 3rd Round vs. Charlton A. (H)  6 - 0
 01/01/80 Division Two vs. Preston NE (H)  2 - 0
 29/12/79 Division Two vs. Chelsea (H)  2 - 0
 26/12/79 Division Two vs. Sunderland (A)  1 - 1
 21/12/79 Division Two vs. Burnley (A)  0 - 1
 17/12/79 4th Round vs. Connah's Quay (H)  5 - 0
 15/12/79 Division Two vs. Luton Town (H)  3 - 1
 08/12/79 Division Two vs. QPR (A)  2 - 2
 01/12/79 Division Two vs. Swansea City (H)  1 - 0
 24/11/79 Division Two vs. Leicester City (A)  0 - 2
 17/11/79 Division Two vs. Cambridge Utd (A)  0 - 2
 10/11/79 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (H)  1 - 2
 03/11/79 Division Two vs. West Ham (A)  0 - 1
 27/10/79 Division Two vs. Watford (H)  3 - 0
 20/10/79 Division Two vs. Shrewsbury (A)  1 - 3
 13/10/79 Division Two vs. Birmingham C. (H)  1 - 0
 08/10/79 Division Two vs. Oldham (H)  1 - 1
 06/10/79 Division Two vs. Fulham (A)  2 - 0
 03/10/79 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Magdeburg (A)  2 - 5
 29/09/79 Division Two vs. Notts County (H)  1 - 0
 22/09/79 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (A)  0 - 1
 19/09/79 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Magdeburg (H)  3 - 2
 15/09/79 Division Two vs. Orient (H)  2 - 1
 08/09/79 Division Two vs. Charlton A. (A)  2 - 1
 05/09/79 2nd Round, 2nd Leg vs. Southampton (H)  0 - 3
 11/08/79 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Carlisle United (H)  1 - 1
 14/05/79 Division Two vs. Cardiff C. (A)  0 - 1
 10/05/79 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (H)  0 - 1
 08/05/79 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (A)  0 - 2
 07/05/79 Division Two vs. Luton Town (H)  2 - 0
 05/05/79 Division Two vs. Sunderland (H)  1 - 2
 28/04/79 Division Two vs. West Ham (A)  1 - 1
 24/04/79 Division Two vs. Oldham (A)  0 - 1
 21/04/79 Division Two vs. Stoke City (H)  0 - 1
 17/04/79 Division Two vs. Sheffield United (A)  1 - 1
 16/04/79 Division Two vs. Burnley (A)  0 - 0
 14/04/79 Division Two vs. Preston NE (H)  2 - 1
 07/04/79 Division Two vs. Oldham (H)  2 - 0
 04/04/79 Semi-Final vs. Chester (A)  1 - 0
 02/04/79 Division Two vs. Charlton A. (H)  1 - 1
 24/03/79 Division Two vs. Fulham (H)  1 - 1
 21/03/79 Division Two vs. Burnley (H)  0 - 1
 12/03/79 5th Round vs. Swansea City (H)  3 - 2
 10/03/79 Division Two vs. Blackburn R. (H)  2 - 1
 07/03/79 Division Two vs. Sunderland (A)  0 - 1
 03/03/79 Division Two vs. Crystal Palace (A)  0 - 1
 28/02/79 Division Two vs. Sheffield United (H)  4 - 0
 24/02/79 Division Two vs. Cambridge Utd (A)  0 - 1
 21/02/79 4th Round Replay vs. Tottenham H. (H)  2 - 3
 12/02/79 4th Round vs. Tottenham H. (A)  3 - 3
 01/02/79 3rd Round vs. Stockport Co. (H)  6 - 2
 26/12/78 Division Two vs. Preston NE (A)  1 - 2
 18/12/78 4th Round vs. Porthmadog (H)  4 - 1
 16/12/78 Division Two vs. Stoke City (A)  0 - 3
 09/12/78 Division Two vs. West Ham (H)  4 - 3
 25/11/78 Division Two vs. Millwall (H)  3 - 0
 22/11/78 Division Two vs. Leicester City (A)  1 - 1
 18/11/78 Division Two vs. Orient (H)  3 - 1
 11/11/78 Division Two vs. Brighton & HA (A)  1 - 2
 04/11/78 Division Two vs. Notts County (H)  3 - 1
 28/10/78 Division Two vs. Blackburn R. (A)  1 - 1
 27/09/78 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Rijkea (H)  2 - 0
 23/09/78 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (A)  1 - 2
 16/09/78 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (H)  0 - 0
 13/09/78 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Rijkea (A)  0 - 3
 09/09/78 Division Two vs. Charlton A. (A)  1 - 1
 02/09/78 Division Two vs. Leicester City (H)  0 - 0
 29/08/78 2nd Round vs. Norwich City (H)  1 - 3
 26/08/78 Division Two vs. Orient (A)  1 - 0
 22/08/78 Division Two vs. Fulham (A)  1 - 0
 19/08/78 Division Two vs. Brighton & HA (H)  0 - 0
 15/08/78 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Bury (A)  2 - 1
 12/08/78 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Bury (H)  2 - 0
 09/05/78 Final, 2nd Leg vs. Bangor City (H)  1 - 0
 07/05/78 Final, 1st Leg vs. Bangor City (A)  2 - 1
 01/05/78 Division Three vs. Peterborough (H)  0 - 0
 29/04/78 Division Three vs. Hereford Utd (A)  1 - 1
 25/04/78 Division Three vs. Cambridge Utd (A)  0 - 1
 22/04/78 Division Three vs. Rotherham Utd (H)  7 - 1
 15/04/78 Division Three vs. Colchester Utd (A)  1 - 1
 13/04/78 Semi-Final vs. Cardiff C. (A)  2 - 0
 11/04/78 Division Three vs. Port Vale (A)  1 - 1
 08/04/78 Division Three vs. Preston NE (H)  0 - 0
 03/04/78 Division Three vs. Chester (H)  1 - 2
 01/04/78 Division Three vs. Gillingham (A)  0 - 0
 27/02/78 5th Round Replay vs. Blyth Spartans (A)  2 - 1
 24/02/78 Division Three vs. Lincoln City (A)  1 - 0
 18/02/78 5th Round vs. Blyth Spartans (H)  1 - 1
 11/02/78 Division Three vs. Chesterfield (H)  1 - 1
 06/02/78 4th Round, Replay vs. Newcastle Utd (H)  4 - 1
 04/02/78 Division Three vs. Portsmouth (A)  1 - 0
 28/01/78 4th Round vs. Newcastle Utd (A)  2 - 2
 25/01/78 4th Round vs. Chester (A)  2 - 0
 17/01/78 5th Round vs. Liverpool (H)  1 - 3
 14/01/78 Division Three vs. Shrewsbury (H)  0 - 0
 09/01/78 3rd Round Replay vs. Bristol City (H)  3 - 0
 07/01/78 3rd Round vs. Bristol City (A)  4 - 4
 02/01/78 Division Three vs. Gillingham (H)  3 - 3
 31/12/77 Division Three vs. Plymouth A. (A)  1 - 0
 27/12/77 Division Three vs. Carlisle United (H)  3 - 1
 26/12/77 Division Three vs. Bradford City (A)  1 - 2
 17/12/77 2nd Round vs. Preston NE (A)  2 - 0
 10/12/77 Division Three vs. Hereford Utd (H)  2 - 1
 07/12/77 4th Round vs. Swindon Town (H)  2 - 0
 03/12/77 Division Three vs. Rotherham Utd (A)  2 - 2
 26/11/77 1st Round vs. Burton Albion (H)  2 - 0
 19/11/77 Division Three vs. Colchester Utd (H)  2 - 1
 12/11/77 Division Three vs. Preston NE (A)  3 - 1
 05/11/77 Division Three vs. Plymouth A. (H)  2 - 0
 29/10/77 Division Three vs. Bury (H)  3 - 1
 26/10/77 3rd Round vs. Bristol City (H)  1 - 0
 22/10/77 Division Three vs. Walsall (A)  1 - 0
 15/10/77 Division Three vs. Sheffield Wed. (H)  1 - 1
 08/10/77 Division Three vs. Exeter City (A)  1 - 0
 03/10/77 Division Three vs. Cambridge Utd (H)  4 - 1
 01/10/77 Division Three vs. Lincoln City (H)  1 - 0
 28/09/77 Division Three vs. Chester (A)  1 - 1
 24/09/77 Division Three vs. Swindon Town (H)  2 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored
None

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


Timeline


International Career (Wales)

Caps: 52

International Debut: April 16th, 1975 v. Hungary

A key part of the Welsh side that reached the quarter-finals of the European Championships in 1976, Dai gained 28 full international caps during his four seasons at Wrexham. He kept an incredible seven clean sheets in eight starts for Wales during the 1980-81 campaign.