| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Daniel Davis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1922-01-22)22 January 1922[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 1999(1999-08-11) (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bishop's Stortford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1954 | Sunderland | 144 | (73) |
| 1954–1957 | Darlington | 93 | (32) |
| Total | 237 | (105) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Daniel Davis (22 January 1922 – 11 August 1999) was an Englishfootballer who played forSunderland andDarlington as aforward.
Davis was born inBirmingham in 1922. He was aschoolboy international, and after playing football for Morris Motors he signed forSunderland in 1939.[1] He made his debut on 7 December 1946 againstLeeds United in a 1–1 draw atElland Road.[2] He finished as theFootball League First Division's top scorer in the1949–50 season with 25 goals.[3] During his time atRoker Park spanning from 1946 to 1954, he made 144 league appearances and scored 73 goals.[2] He moved on toDarlington in 1954 and scored 32 goals in 93 league appearances in three seasons atFeethams.[4] In 1957 he retired from football, aged 35.[5] He died inBishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, in 1999 at the age of 77.[1]
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