Bill Davies (rugby league)

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Bill Davies
Personal information
Full name William T. Davies[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Neath RFC
Rugby league
Position Fullback, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1939–47 Huddersfield
1947–?? Dewsbury
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1943–47 Wales 6
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Bill Davies was a Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a Fullback, Centre, or Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or 6.[2]

Davies started his career as a rugby union player at Neath RFC. In 1939, he switched codes and joined rugby league side Huddersfield.[1]

Davies played , Centre in Huddersfield's 4-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1945–46 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 18 May 1946.[3]

In the first full season after the war, a new record transfer fee of £1,650 was set when Dewsbury bought Davies from Huddersfield,[4] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £235,500 in 2014).[5]

References

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Achievements
Preceded by
??
Rugby League Transfer Record
Huddersfield to Dewsbury

1947
Succeeded by
Bill Hudson