Heber Davies: Man United forward Profile & Stats
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Heber Davies

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
A 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00
TOTALS 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00

Name: Heber Davies
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Islington, London, England
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1883-1888
Signing Info: Transferred from: ?, 12/1883, £
Previous Clubs:
Debut: 30/10/1886 v Fleetwood Rangers (A) 2-2 (FA Cup 1st Round)
Farewell: Transferred to ?, 04/1888, £
Passed Away: 09/1925

Biography

From 1883-84 through 1887-88, a great number of Newton Heath appearances were credited to an E. Davies half the time and an H. Davies the other half, with one appearance - the most important of the lot - allocated to an L. Davies: in Manchester United's supposed first ever FA Cup tie, at Fleetwood Rangers in October 1886. Yet they all belonged to a single player, one Heber Davies, whose name's phonetic similarity to 'Eber' caused all the confusion.
Heber was one of the first handful of Heathens to turn professional. The earliest occasion he was spotted in the lineup was on December 1st, 1883, in a 4-0 thrashing of Manchester Arcadians. He slotted in at outside-left, though he would go on to establish himself as an inside-forward thereafter. That said, he was likely to turn up anywhere across the front line if needed.
Although some 60-odd appearances have been traced to his name, Heber surely played in many more, at a time when coverage of Heath's matches was not very comprehensive. He formed an impressive partnership with James Gotheridge on the left wing, their "short passing being a treat to witness". His best season was 1886-87 when he was constantly present in the lineup, however, his time at North Road came to an end after a 1-7 hammering at Burnley in April 1888.
The 5' 5", 9st 5lb Davies enjoyed several memorable occasions with Newton Heath, such as playing in the Manchester Senior Cup final in three consecutive seasons, losing in 1885 and 1887, and winning in 1886. He was buried on August 25th, 1925. Thanks to Charbel Boujaoude for his tireless researching effort & the correct information on Heber Davies. No picture available. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Goals		 Season
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1. 1886-1887 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Fleetwood Rangers 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. ? 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 1
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Fleetwood Park 1
No Competition Count
1. FA Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. Fleetwood Rangers 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 30-10-1886 FAC Fleetwood Rangers D 2-2 A 0 Jack Doughty 10', 56' William Wright 15', Harry Fisher 55'
 

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