MEN'S LEAGUE	32	53	59	66	70	71	75	96	99	00	02	06	14	19	20	21	22	MEN'S WORLD CLUB	01	07	23
MEN'S CHALLENGE CUPS	56	61	66	72	76	96	97	01	04	06	07	08	21					WOMEN'S MATCHES	21	21

Peter Davies
OVERALL STATISTICS
BIRTH	AGE	SIGNED ON	FROM
28-01-1905	N/A	13-08-1926	Derbyshire Rugby Union
DEBUT		LAST MATCH	LEFT
18-9-1926 v Barrow		Rochdale Hornets	1929-
CAREER			APPEARANCES (SUBS)
1926-1929			5 (0)
TRIES	GOALS	DGOALS	PTS
1	0	0	3

Biography of Peter Davies
HERITAGE NO : 348 Peter Davies by SHS From recent research it has become apparent that Peter was a scrum-half who had two spells at Knowsley Road. First Team games were limited as a result of the form of local lad Walter Groves. Reports of his debut against Barrow were most favourable. "He easily justified his election," wrote the Daily Courier correspondent, "But was not aggressive enough." He must have got the ball out to the threequarters well, because Alf Ellaby registered a stunning hat-trick. At some stage he left St.Helens to play Rugby Union in Derbyshire, before coming back to Saints, as this excerpt from the St.Helens Newspaper from 9th November 1928 shows: "The St.Helens Committee on Sunday resigned Peter Davies the Marshalls Cross scrum-half, who has played with the Saints for a brief period two years ago. Davies showed remarkable alertness in getting the ball quickly away from the scrum in his early trials, but did not appear to be very fast on the run. He has grown considerably and is probably a faster, stronger and better player today than he has ever been. Under the present circumstances he should be a welcome acquisition to the clubs playing resources. Last Saturday he played with Marshalls Cross against Unos Dabs and the latter team subsequently lodged a protest, on the grounds that Davies was a professional player." It seems quite ironic that Unos Dabs would complain about his professional status, but it seems strange that he was allowed to play Rugby Union in Derbyshire, unless there was no knowledge of his original dalliance with the professional code. The Late Len Kilshaw, in an interview in 1983 told about the three Davies brothers. Richard Davies was a Lancashire representative at rugby union, who played for St. Helens RUFC. Another brother, David, played for Saints before joining Broughton Rangers and Peter was the third, who worked for the railways in Derbyshire. Peter had a unique distinction in that he once played for the A Team at Wigan at scrum half and later played for the First Team in the afternoon. According to the Rugby League Registers, he lived in Walkers Lane, St.Helens and London Road in Derby. He worked as a Railway Fitter which involved travel and heavy work. In 1939 the Census found him as a patient in Derby County Hospital. He died in Sheffield in April 1988 at the age of 83.

Biography of Peter Davies

HERITAGE NO : 348

Peter Davies by SHS

From recent research it has become apparent that Peter was a scrum-half who had two spells at Knowsley Road. First Team games were limited as a result of the form of local lad Walter Groves. Reports of his debut against Barrow were most favourable. "He easily justified his election," wrote the Daily Courier correspondent, "But was not aggressive enough." He must have got the ball out to the threequarters well, because Alf Ellaby registered a stunning hat-trick.

At some stage he left St.Helens to play Rugby Union in Derbyshire, before coming back to Saints, as this excerpt from the St.Helens Newspaper from 9th November 1928 shows: "The St.Helens Committee on Sunday resigned Peter Davies the Marshalls Cross scrum-half, who has played with the Saints for a brief period two years ago. Davies showed remarkable alertness in getting the ball quickly away from the scrum in his early trials, but did not appear to be very fast on the run. He has grown considerably and is probably a faster, stronger and better player today than he has ever been. Under the present circumstances he should be a welcome acquisition to the clubs playing resources. Last Saturday he played with Marshalls Cross against Unos Dabs and the latter team subsequently lodged a protest, on the grounds that Davies was a professional player."

It seems quite ironic that Unos Dabs would complain about his professional status, but it seems strange that he was allowed to play Rugby Union in Derbyshire, unless there was no knowledge of his original dalliance with the professional code.

The Late Len Kilshaw, in an interview in 1983 told about the three Davies brothers. Richard Davies was a Lancashire representative at rugby union, who played for St. Helens RUFC. Another brother, David, played for Saints before joining Broughton Rangers and Peter was the third, who worked for the railways in Derbyshire. Peter had a unique distinction in that he once played for the A Team at Wigan at scrum half and later played for the First Team in the afternoon.

According to the Rugby League Registers, he lived in Walkers Lane, St.Helens and London Road in Derby. He worked as a Railway Fitter which involved travel and heavy work. In 1939 the Census found him as a patient in Derby County Hospital. He died in Sheffield in April 1988 at the age of 83.

SEASON STATISTICS
Season (Official Matches)	Tries	Goals	DGoals	Matches
1926~27	1	0	0	1
1928~29	0	0	0	4
TOTALS:	1	0	0	5
Season (Other Matches)	Tries	Goals	DGoals	Matches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

Date	Match		Pos	Opponents	Comp	Venue	FT	FTO	T
18th Sep 1926	1	W	7	Barrow	L	H	38	3	1	VIEW
26th Dec 1928	2	L	7	Wigan	L	H	2	10		VIEW
29th Dec 1928	3	W	7	Leigh	L	A	3	0		VIEW
1st Jan 1929	4	L	7	St. Helens Recs	L	A	2	8		VIEW
5th Jan 1929	5	W	7	Rochdale Hornets	L	H	23	3		VIEW

*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.

WINS : 3 \| LOSSES : 2 \| DRAWS :

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Peter Davies

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