| Bill Davies | |
| Fullname: | William T. Davies[1] |
| Birth Place: | Wales |
| Death Place: | unknown |
| First: | RU |
| Ru Club1: | Neath RFC |
| Club1: | Huddersfield |
| Year1start: | 1939 |
| Year1end: | 47 |
| Club2: | Dewsbury |
| Year2start: | 1947 |
| Year2end: | ?? |
| Teama: | Wales |
| Yearastart: | 1943 |
| Yearaend: | 47 |
| Appearancesa: | 6 |
| Yearbstart: | 1944 |
| Appearancesb: | 0 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| New: | yes |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 11 June 2010 |
| Source: | [2] |
Bill Davies (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a, or .[2] [3]
Davies started his career as a rugby union player at Neath RFC. In 1939, he switched codes from rugby union to rugby league when he joined Huddersfield.
Davies played in Huddersfield's 4-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1945–46 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 18 May 1946.[4]
In the first full season after the war, a new record transfer fee of £1,650 was set when Dewsbury bought Davies from Huddersfield,[5] (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £235,500 in 2014).[6]
Bill Davies won 6 caps for Wales in 1943–1947 while at Huddersfield.[2]