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Alan Davies
Personal information
Full name	Alan Davies
Born	February 5, 1933(1933-02-05)?
	Leigh[disambiguation needed], England
Died	1 February 2009 (aged 75)?
	Blackburn, England
Playing information
Position	Centre, Stand-off/Five-Eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1950–1961	Oldham	391	174
10/1961–06/1965	Wigan	132	52	0	0	156
11/1965–≥1965	Wakefield Trinity	7
≥1965–≥1965	Salford	4
	Total	534	226	0	0	156
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1953–1956	England	2	3	0	0	9
1955–1960	Great Britain	20	8	2	0	28
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Alan Davies was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, Wigan, Wakefield Trinity, and Salford, playing at Centre, or Stand-off/Five-Eighth, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6.

[edit] International Honours

Alan Davies won caps for England while at Oldham in 1953 against Wales; in 1956 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1955 against New Zealand; in 1956 against Australia (3 matches); in the 1957 Rugby League World Cup against France, and Australia, in 1957 against France (2 matches); in 1958 against France, Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches); in 1959 against France (2 matches), and Australia; in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand (1-try), France (2-tries), and Australia, and in 1960 against France.^[1]

Alan Davies played Centre, i.e. number 4 in all three matches for Great Britain's 1960 Rugby League World Cup winning team.

Alan Davies also represented Great Britain while at Oldham between 1952 and 1956 against France (2 non-Test matches).^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Oldham Hall of Fame
• Death Of Oldham Legend
• Passing Of A True Legend
• Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com

v • d • e Great Britain squad - 1957 Rugby League World Cup (2/3) Eric Ashton • (2/3) William "Billy" Boston • (2/3) Alan Davies • (3/3) John Grundy • (2/3) Geoffrey "Geoff" Gunney • (2/3) Thomas "Tommy" Harris • (2/3) Philip "Phil" Jackson • (3/3) Lewis Jones • (3/3) Sidney "Sid" Little • (1/3) Thomas "Tom" McKinney • (3/3) Glyn Moses • (3/3) Alan Prescott • (0/3) Raymond "Ray" Price • (1/3) Austin Rhodes • (3/3) Jeffrey Stevenson • (3/3) Michael "Mick" Sullivan • (3/3) Derek Turner • (1/3) John "Johnny" Whiteley Coaches: Bill Fallowfield & H. Rawson (2/3), e.g. The Number of Games Played in the 1957 World Cup.

v • d • e Great Britain squad - 1960 Rugby League World Cup champions (2nd title) Eric Ashton (c) • Billy Boston • Jim Challinor • Alan Davies • Eric Fraser • Bobby Greenhough • Tommy Harris • Vince Karalius • Brian McTigue Alex Murphy • Frank Myler • Austin Rhodes • Brian Shaw • John Shaw • Mick Sullivan • Derek Turner • Johnny Whiteley • Jack Wilkinson Coach: William Fallowfield