Thought it would be interesting to post any interesting items or pictures you may have or share some of the history of Cardiff that interests you. I was thinking it can be really quite random and up to whoever posts in the thread as to what they want as long as it has some historical link to the mighty Cardiff City I am looking forward to learning more about our history! So to start with, I enjoyed this little article about Billy Davies. BILLY DAVIES please log in to view this image Davies began his career playing for his school and village teams, joining Rhymney where he once scored 61 goals in a single season. He was signed by Swansea Town in 1921, for 10/6 playing in every forward position for the club before settling at outside-right. He made his Wales debut while playing for Swansea. He was a very tricky, clever player, and his value had increased to £25, when, in 1924 with the club going through financial trouble, he moved to Cardiff City. In his first season at the club he was part of the side that reached the FA Cup Final, including scoring direct from a corner-kick in the quarter-final victory over Leicester City, to win the match in the dying seconds. Unfortunately he contracted a serious chest illness soon after and missed more than a year for the club, including missing the teams FA Cup victory in 1927. He briefly returned to the side at the start of the 1927-28 season but was sold to Notts County soon after, where he spent two years before moving on to Tottenham Hotspur, where he became a big success. At White Hart Lane, he was described thus; " Davies, the speedy, orthodox Welshman, who played many good games and never any bad. He later returned to Wales to finish his league career at Swansea. He was 5ft 7ins and weighed 10stone 10 pounds. please log in to view this image Billy (front, second from left) as part of th 1925 FA Cup losing side. please log in to view this image Billy on his motorbike with Harry Beadles. Billy was apparently a bit notorious with his motorbike. He and Harry actually crashed on it, and it was even made into one of those football scetches of the time. They apparently crashed and a woman said. "I didn't see what happened". Harry apparently said, "Well wait there and we will go back and do it again"! Apparently when the Cardiff City team went to the tailors to get fitted for suits, Billy, who was affectionately called "Little Billy" was sent to the "Boys Dept" for his shoes, as he had size 4 feet, much to the amusement of the rest of the team!
