Ernie Davies
English footballer
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Ernest Davies (31 January 1916 – 17 August 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1916[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Heswall, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 1942 (aged 26)[2] | ||
| Place of death | SS Princess Marguerite, Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935 | Heswall | ||
| 1936–1940 | Tranmere Rovers | 48 | (1) |
| 1939–1940 | York City | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Davies served as a corporal in the 1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) during the Second World War.[2] He enlisted in 1940 and was deployed overseas c. December 1941.[3] Davies was killed aboard the troopship SS Princess Marguerite when it was sunk en route to Cyprus by U-83 on 17 August 1942.[4][5] His body was never recovered, and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1936–37[1] | Third Division North | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 1937–38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39[1] | Second Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1939–40[1] | Third Division North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
