| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Henry Davis | ||
| Date of birth | (1881-06-05)5 June 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Alfreton, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 1969(1969-04-28) (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Wimbledon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Alfreton Town | |||
| 1899–1909 | Derby County | 134 | (27) |
| Birchwood Colliery | |||
| Riddings United | |||
| Ripley Ivanhoe | |||
| South Normanton Athletic | |||
| Stoneyford | |||
| Codnor Town | |||
| Calgary Hillhurst FC | |||
| International career | |||
| 1904 | England | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Manitoba | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Henry Davis (5 June 1881 – 28 April 1969) was an Englishfootball player and coach, known for his time withDerby County andthe England national team, playing as anoutside left.
Born inAlfreton, Davis was the second youngest of eight children.[1] In 1901 he was still living with his parents, and working as an assistant to his father as a greengrocer.[1] By 1911 he was married with four children, and working as the hotelier of the Plough Inn in Alfreton.[1]
Davis played forAlfreton Town,Derby County,[2] Birchwood Colliery, Riddings United, Ripley Ivanhoe,South Normanton Athletic, Stoneyford and Codnor Town.[1]
While playing with Derby he was a runner-up in the1903 FA Cup Final,[1] and earned two caps forEngland in 1904.[3]
He emigrated to Canada in 1912, playing forCalgary Hillhurst FC (winning theCanadian Cup in 1922) and coaching Manitoba.[1] He worked in the hotel business in Calgary.[4] He returned to England in the 1950s, dying inWimbledon.[1]
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