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| Full name | Daniel Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel "Dan" Davies (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Swinton, as a stand-off.[2]
Davies made his debut for Swinton in 1905.[3] He played in the club's defeat in the 1910–11 Lancashire Cup final.
Dan Davies won a cap for Other Nationalities while at Swinton.[4]
Dan Davies was the brother of the Llanelli RFC, Wales (RL) Swinton, Wales (soccer), and Bolton Wanderers footballer, David "Dai" Davies.
Dan Davies served with his brother in the 2nd Salford battalion (Swinton Pals), the 19th Lancashire Fusiliers during World War I, and was discharged due to bronchitis contracted in the trenches.[5]
Dan Davies played at Swinton in the same era as, but he was not related to, David B. Davies.