Ben Davies was a
footballer in the 19th century for
Port Vale.
Career
Davies played at inside-right in
Port Vale's
first recorded line-up in a 5–1 defeat at
nearby Stoke on 9 December 1882 in a
Staffordshire Senior Cup second round
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He scored a goal in the 4–2 win over
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in the replayed final of the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup on 28 April 1883, as well as in the 12–0 Burslem Challenge Cup final win over Ironbridge on 21 March 1885.
He also played in all five rounds of the
1885–86 FA Cup campaign, and also made the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup final side of 1885.
In total he scored 35 goals in 79 games over all competitions before losing his place at the start of the
1886–87 season and being released, most likely in 1887.
Career statistics
Source:
Honours
Port Vale
*North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1883, 1885 (shared)
*Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885
References
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Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Port Vale F.C. players
Place of birth missing