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Harry
Davis |
The Wednesday Club
3 appearances, 1 debut goal
P 3 W 2 D 0 L 1 F 7:
A 3
67% successful
1903-04
captain: none
minutes played: c.270 |
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Timeline |
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Harry Davis |
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Birth |
8 November 1879 in Wombwell, near Barnsley,
West Riding of Yorkshire
[registered in
Barnsley, December 1879]. |
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Birth notes |
There was a Henry Davis born in Barnsley and
registered in July to September 1880. This is where most publications
fail, because all census returns call him Harry, and besides, Henry was
born in Hoyland. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Harry is the youngest of six children to Elisha and Eliza (née
Cliff). They board with
the Berry's at 2 Pearsons Field in Wombwell. His father is a coal miner. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Harry has two younger siblings, They live at 19 Cemetery Road in Wombwell
in Barnsley. His father is a coal miner. |
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Marriage |
to Florence
Ogley
Parkin, 25 December 1898 in St Peter's Church, Barnsley
[registered in Barnsley, December 1898]. |
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According to the 1901 census,
Harry is now a professional footballer married to Florence, with two
children, Clare and Lewis. They live at 27 Vere Road. In fact, his
back yard overlooked Owlerton stadium, in Ecclesfield area of
Sheffield. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Harry is still married with three more children, Stanley, Harry and
Dorothy. He is now a publican, at The Duke Inn, 11 Matilda Street in Sheffield.
Taking over the tenancy left by
Willie Foulkes. |
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According to the
1921 census, Harry, now a labourer in the steelworks (Daniel Doncaster &
sons), is still maarried and they have two more children, Kathleen and
Bernard, and with their four older siblings, they live at 513 Penistone
Road in the Hillfoot area of Ecclesall. |
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According to the 1939
register, Harry and Florence are still married and are still living at 513 Penistone
Road. He is a newsagent. |
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Death |
17 October 1945
at 513 Penistone Road, Sheffield, aged
65 years 343 days
[registered in Sheffield, December 1945]. Probate confirms
17th, not 19th October. Left £710 1s. 4d. to his widow, Florence. |
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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
junior career with Ardsley Parish FC in 1895 before joining Barnsley FC
for £5 in 1897. After 49 league
appearances and 21 goals, he joined Wednesday FC in January 1900 for £200
plus William Simmons. He broke his thumb in October 1902, but he broke his
leg in 1906 and played little afterwards,
completing 213 league appearances for the club, scoring 59 goals. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division
Two winners 1899-1900; Football League
Champions 1902-03, 1903-04; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
4", 11st.
10lbs [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 278th player
(281) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-right |
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First match |
No. 77, 14 February 1903,
England 4 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Molineux,
Waterloo Road North, St. Peter's, Wolverhampton, aged 23
years 98 days.
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Last match |
No. 79, 4 April 1903, England 1 Scotland
2, a British Championship match at Bramall
Lane, Highfield, Sheffield, aged 23 years 147 days.
(injured off) |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1902-03; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1902-03; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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England Disgrace |
"HARRY DAVIS SUSPENDED.
The Sheffield Wednesday Club have received
information from the Football Association that their outside right, Harry
Davis, has been suspended for 14 days commencing from [2 December 1904].
This will prevent Davis playing against Notts County to-day and Sheffield
United next Saturday. It may be remembered that Davis was ordered off the
field by the referee for striking an opponent in the match with Everton at
Owlerton on November 12." - Evening Telegraph,
3 December 1904 |
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Beyond England |
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After retiring, he remained with
Wednesday who became the their assistant trainer. Later became a Sheffield
newsagent. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.84. |
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