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Dai Davies (rugby Born Circa-1885)
Dai Davies may refer to: * Dai Davies (sportsman) (1880–1944), rugby union, rugby league, and association footballer for Llanelli (RU), Wales (RL), Swinton, Wales (Soccer) and Bolton Wanderers * Dai Davies (cricketer) (1896–1976), first-class cricketer for Glamorgan and Wales, and Test umpire * Dai Davies (trade unionist) (1909–1998), Labour Party official and general secretary of the ISTC * Dai Davies (rugby union) (1925–2003), rugby union footballer of the 1940s and 1950s for British Lions, Wales, Penygraig, Somerset Police, British Police, Somerset, and Barbarian F.C. * Dai Davies (footballer, born 1948) (1948–2021), Everton F.C., Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international goalkeeper * Dai Davies (politician) (born 1959), independent MP for Blaenau Gwent, Wales 2006–2010 * Dai Davies (journalist) Dai Davies (David Davies; 22 October 1938 – 19 May 2008) was an English-born Welsh sports journalist, best known as golf correspondent of ''The Guardian''. He was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Davies (sportsman)
David "Dai" Davies (12 May 1880 – 23 June 1944) was a Welsh rugby union, professional rugby league and association footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli RFC. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton (two spells), and Leigh, and representative level association football for Wales, and at club level for Bolton Wanderers, as a goalkeeper. Dai Davies is the only person to have appeared in both the rugby league Challenge Cup Final and the association football FA Cup Final, and is one of the very few, perhaps the only, footballer to play for Wales at both international association football and international rugby league. Background Davies was born in Llanelli, Wales, and he died in Manchester, England. Rugby union club career Davies was part of the Llanelli team captained by Owen Badger that lost only once in 31 matches in the 1896–97 season; he score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Davies (cricketer)
David "Dai" Davies (26 August 1896 – 16 July 1976) was a Welsh first-class cricketer and Test match umpire. Biography Davies was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. He worked in the steelworks in his home town, playing club cricket for Llanelli and some cricket for Carmarthenshire. He made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in Swansea in 1923, when already in his late twenties, scoring 58 and 51 with the bat and taking four wickets against Northamptonshirebr>Over the course of a 16-year professional career, he scored more than 15,000 runs for the county, including 16 century (cricket), hundreds, in 421 first-class games. Although never close to international honours, he passed 1,000 runs in the season on 7 occasions, with 1,539 in 1930 his best return. Batting with Joe Hills against Sussex in 1928, he helped set a first-class record for Glamorgan for the eight wicket that has stood for over 80 years. A more than useful medium pace and off break bowler who took 275 wicket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Davies (trade Unionist)
Sir David Henry Davies (1 December 1909 – 2 April 1998), known as Dai Davies, was a Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party official. Born in Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Davies worked in Ebbw Vale and joined the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation. He was appointed as assistant general secretary in 1953, then general secretary in 1967, serving until 1975. He was also active in the Labour Party, and served as chairman in 1963, and treasurer in 1965. He was made a Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the ... in the 1973 New Year Honours. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Dai 1909 births 1998 deaths People from Ebbw Vale Labour Party (UK) officials General Secretaries of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation Chairs of the Labour Party (UK) K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Davies (rugby Union)
David "Dai" Maldwyn Davies (2 May 1925 – 25 September 2003) Scrum.com was a and British Lions international player. Davies made his debut for Wales on 21 January 1950 versus England and was selected for the 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950 was the first post-war tour made by the Lions; there had not been one ...
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Dai Davies (footballer, Born 1948)
William David Davies (1 April 1948 – 10 February 2021) was a Welsh professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper between 1969 and 1987. He made 52 appearances for the Wales national team and played for Everton, Wrexham (twice), Tranmere Rovers and at Swansea City (three spells). Background Born William David Davies in Glanamman in the Amman valley on 1 April 1948, his nickname, " Dai", is a Welsh diminutive of Dafydd or David. His father was an amateur footballer, who had trials with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United. Davies attended Amman Valley Grammar School, Ammanford, where he was often known affectionately as "Dai Dai". He showed ability as a goalkeeper from an extremely early age, being picked for the village under-18 team when only 12 years old, and playing for nearby Ammanford Town's adult team at just 15. In school, Davies played both football and rugby union, appearing for West Wales School in the Second Row, alongside such Welsh rugby greats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Davies (politician)
David Clifford Davies (born 26 November 1959), commonly known as Dai Davies, is a Welsh politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Blaenau Gwent constituency in South Wales from 2006 to 2010, representing the Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group. He was elected at a by-election in June 2006 following the death of independent MP Peter Law, but lost his seat at the 2010 general election to Labour's Nick Smith by 10,516 votes. Background Davies was born in Ebbw Vale in 1959 and was the son and grandson of steelworkers. He attended Willowtown Secondary Modern School.''The Almanac of British Politics'' Accessed 30 November 2022. After leaving school at the age of 16, Davies worked in the electrical department at the |
Dai Davies (journalist)
Dai Davies (David Davies; 22 October 1938 – 19 May 2008) was an English-born Welsh sports journalist, best known as golf correspondent of ''The Guardian''. He was born in Crewe, the son of sports journalist Rod Davies and his wife Peggy. Rod Davies worked on the ''Birmingham Evening Mail'' and his family came from Swansea, hence Dai chose to be called Welsh. While his father was serving in the Second World War, he and his mother lived in Blackpool. After the war, he attended King Edward's School, Aston, Birmingham. He did his national service in Singapore as a member of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Rather than attend university, he began an apprenticeship in journalism. In his spare time, Davies played rugby for Sutton Coldfield RFC, and remained associated with the club, continuing to live in Sutton Coldfield until his death. He was also a jazz enthusiast who occasionally wrote for ''Keyboard'' magazine. He worked for a news agency, moving on to BBC Midlands BBC Midlands ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scary Go Round
''Scary Go Round'' is a webcomic by John Allison. Running from 2002 to 2009, it is set in the fictional North Yorkshire town of Tackleford and follows university students battling fantasy and science fiction threats to the town. The comic was a successor to Allison's first comic, ''Bobbins'', and was followed by ''Bad Machinery'', all of which take place in the same general setting. The comic received praise from multiple British newspapers and it won the Web Cartoonists' Choice Award for best comic in 2005. History ''Scary Go Round'' began in 2002. It followed on from Allison's first webcomic, ''Bobbins'', and features many of the same characters. According to Allison, ''Scary Go Round'' was originally intended to run at the same time as ''Bobbins'', but Allison said that he ended ''Bobbins'' for several reasons: to leave Keenspot, to focus on ''Scary Go Round'', and because ''Scary Go Round'' was a "clean slate" to write compared to ''Bobbins'' which he called "a big me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
