Tom Davis (footballer, born 1911)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Lawrence Davis | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 1987 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Frankfort | |||
| Beaumont | |||
| Midland Athletic | |||
| Shelbourne | |||
| Cork | |||
| 1931–1932 | → Exeter City (trial) | 0 | (0) |
| 1932 | Boston Town | ||
| 1932–1933 | Torquay United | 4 | (1) |
| 1933–1935 | New Brighton | 77 | (50) |
| 1935 | F.C. Metz | ||
| 1935–1937 | Oldham Athletic | 72 | (51) |
| 1937–1938 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | (6) |
| 1938–1939 | Cork City | ||
| 1939–1940 | Dundalk | ||
| – | Workington | ||
| – | Drumcondra | ||
| – | Shelbourne | ||
| – | Distillery | ? | (24) |
| National team | |||
| 1938 | Ireland (IFA) | 1 | (1) |
| 1936–1938 | Ireland (FAI) | 4 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Thomas Lawrence Davis (3 February 1911 – 1987), commonly referred to as Tom Davis and Tommy Davis, is a former Irish association footballer who played as a centre forward for several clubs in the League of Ireland and the English Football League. Davis was also a dual international footballer—playing for both the Republic of Ireland (FAI) and Ireland (IFA), scoring a total of five goals in five caps. He was born in County Dublin.
Davis spent his early career playing junior football with former League of Ireland clubs such as Frankfort and Midland Athletic before playing in the League of Ireland itself with Shelbourne and then Cork F.C.. His goalscoring form brought Davis a trial with Exeter City early in the 1931–32, but it was with Boston Town that he enjoyed his first settled spell in English football.
Davis arrived in the English League proper with Torquay United, but it was a move to New Brighton in the Third Division North that brought him to the attention of the wider world. Signed by French side F.C. Metz in 1935, he failed to settle, and broke his contract to return to England with Oldham Athletic. After serving a three-month ban for breaking his contract, he returned to his goalscoring ways. His tally of 35 goals during the 1936–37 season is still a record for an Oldham player. He scored four hat-tricks and scored seven goals in a seven-game run – five in the league and two in the FA Cup.
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