Harry Davies

Harold Augustus Davies MM (29 January 1904 – 23 April 1975) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Port Vale and most notably, Stoke City. A creative inside-forward, he played 513 games in the league and FA Cup, scoring 122 goals. His father, also called Harry, was also a professional footballer.

He spent seven seasons with Stoke from 1922 to 1929, helping the club to the Third Division North title in 1926–27. He then spent two seasons with Huddersfield Town, and featured in the 1930 FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal. He made a return to Stoke in February 1932 and spent another six seasons at the Victoria Ground, helping the club to the Second Division title in 1932–33. Having scored 101 goals in 411 matches for the "Potters" in his two spells, he was traded to Port Vale in February 1938. He retired in April 1939 and later fought in World War II.

Playing career Davies was born in Gainsborough and attended Queen Elizabeth's High School. His father was a professional footballer who played for Doncaster Rovers, Gainsborough Trinity, Hull City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The family moved to Staffordshire after Harry Senior retired, and Harry Junior followed his father into playing football. He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.

The "Terriers" were looking to recapture their form under manager Herbert Chapman, which saw them dominate English football in the early 1920s and saw Davies as a replacement for England international Clem Stephenson who had become manager. In his first season with Town, Davies top scored with 10 goals and played in the 1930 FA Cup final as Huddersfield lost 2–0 to Arsenal. He played 15 Third Division North games at the end of the 1937–38 season, claiming two goals.

After football Davies retired from playing just before World War II and he earned a Military Medal while serving with the Royal Army Service Corps.

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1922–23 First Division

1923–24 Second Division

1924–25 Second Division

1925–26 Second Division

1926–27 Third Division North

1927–28 Second Division

1928–29 Second Division

1929–30 First Division

1930–31 First Division

1931–32 First Division

1931–32 Second Division

1932–33 Second Division

1933–34 First Division

1934–35 First Division

1935–36 First Division

1936–37 First Division

1937–38 Third Division North

1938–39 Third Division South

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Honours Stoke City Football League Third Division North: 1926–27 Football League Second Division: 1932–33

Huddersfield Town FA Cup runner-up: 1929–30