came at Goodison Park on 21 November when Everton were 4–1 up with twenty minutes left to play, when Davies' "whirlwind" scoring brought the scores level by full-time. He was Blackburn's top scorer in three of the eight seasons he spent at Ewood Park: 1907–08 (9 goals), 1908–09 (21 goals) and 1910–11 (16 goals). Davies was recalled to the Welsh team for the 1908 British Home Championship; in the match against England on 16 March. Davies scored his first international goal, a consolation goal scored in the 90th minute of a 7–1 defeat. In this match, the Wales goalkeeper, Leigh Roose, left the field after being injured in the 15th minute following a shoulder-charge by Vivian Woodward; Charlie Morris took over in goal until half-time, when Dai Davies came on as a substitute 'keeper. The following season, Davies scored twice in a 3–2 victory over Scotland; this was his first win for Wales. Davies was seriously injured midway through the 1909–10 season causing him to miss the latter half of the season including the international matches, but he returned the following season and continued to be a regular member of the Blackburn team. During the 1911–12 season, he was now reaching the end of his career but still made eleven appearances, scoring twice, to help Blackburn win the Football League title for the first time. Retirement and later life Davies was married to the daughter of a director of Blackburn FC. In 1910, with the proceeds of a benefit match, he went into partnership with his Blackburn teammate Bob Crompton as motor engineers. Davies retired from football in April 1913 to concentrate on his business. During the First World War, he was stationed in Malta with the Mechanical Transport Corps. International appearances Davies made a total of 11 appearances for Wales in international matches, scoring five goals, as follows: Honours Wrexham Welsh Cup winners: 1903, 1905 Blackburn Rovers Football League champions: 1911–12 References External links 1882 births 1966 deaths Welsh footballers Wales international footballers Footballers from Wrexham Association football forwards English Football League players Wrexham A.F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players British Army personnel of World War I Royal Army Service Corps soldiers Wrexham Victoria F.C. players