Ben Davies (goalkeeper)
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Playing career

Davies played for Wellington St. George and Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

 before joining Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 in October 1929. He kept a clean sheet in his first game; a draw at South Shields
South Shields F.C.
South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name...

 on 2 November 1929, and won the #1 jersey off Jack Prince
Jack Prince
Jack Prince was an English footballer.-Playing career:Prince played for Nantwich and Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale in May 1928. His debut came on Potteries derby day; a 2–1 defeat at the Victoria Ground on 15 September 1928...

 to become the regular keeper for most of the next three years. He was behind the sticks for the 1929–1930
1929–30 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1929–30 season was Port Vale's eleventh consecutive season of football in the Football League, and their first in the Third Division North. They finished as champions and were thus promoted back to the Second Division. With 67 points they broke a division record...

 Football League Third Division North
Football League Third Division North
The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position...

 winning season, however lost his place in August 1932 and was given a free transfer in May 1933.

Honours

with Port Vale
  • Football League Third Division North
    Football League Third Division North
    The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position...

     winner:
    1929–1930
    1929–30 Port Vale F.C. season
    The 1929–30 season was Port Vale's eleventh consecutive season of football in the Football League, and their first in the Third Division North. They finished as champions and were thus promoted back to the Second Division. With 67 points they broke a division record...

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