Career
He also made seven appearances for the Welsh national team Born in Cefn Mawr, near Ruabon, he began his football career with local-based Druids in 1882. A "solidly built" and totally reliable player, who was "strong in the tackle", his enthusiasm "drew the best out of his colleagues".
In 1886, he joined Newton Heath, along with his Druids team mates, brothers Jack and Roger Doughty.
He made his competitive debut for the club in their first ever FA Cup match against Fleetwood Rangers on 30 October 1886, playing at centre-half. Davies played for Newton Heath for four seasons, making just over 50 competitive appearances and scoring seven goals, including 21 appearances in the Football Alliance in 1889-1890.
After the final, Davies made only one further appearance for Wolves and quit them in the summer. Having made 34 league appearances over his three seasons for the club he moved back to Wales to play for Druids again.
He added four more before leaving Newton Heath in 1890, and two final ones during his time at Wolves.
He retired from football in 1895 at the age of 31 and became a farmer, keeping a butcher"s shop in Cefn Mawr until his death there in October 1943.