Fred Davies (footballer, born 1906)

Fred Davies (9 January 1906 – 16 June 1978)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Fred Davies
Personal information
Full name	Fred Davies
Date of birth	9 January 1906
Date of death	16 June 1978 (aged 72)
Original team(s)	Eastern Suburbs
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1930–1934	Fitzroy	63 (11)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A New South Welshman, Davies arrived at Fitzroy from Sydney club Eastern Suburbs.[3] Davies returned to the state at the end of the 1934 VFL season, joining St George, a team he would both captain and coach.[4] He had been captain of Fitzroy for most of 1934, promoted when original captain Jack Cashman moved to Carlton after the opening two rounds.[5]

See also

• 1927 Melbourne Carnival

Footnotes

1. "Fred Davies – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
2. AFL Tables: Fred Davies
3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
4. The Argus,"Clearances From Fitzroy", 27 March 1935, p. 11
5. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.