Former Newcastle Utd forward Ronald Davies dies age 83 having also represented his country Wales in the 1960’s.
Ronald ‘Wyn’ Davies, a former forward for Wales, passed away at the age of 83.
Davies, who was born in Caernarfon in 1942, had a stellar career in the 1960s and 1970s, playing for Manchester clubs City and United as well as Wrexham, Bolton Wanderers, and Newcastle United.
The 6ft 1in forward, who was dubbed “Wyn the Leap” due to his ability to head, played 34 games for Wales and scored six goals. He is still regarded with awe at Newcastle, where he was also known as “The Mighty Wyn.”
A Football Association of Wales statement read: “The thoughts of everyone at the FAW are with the family and friends of Wyn Davies during this difficult time.”
In 1960, Davies joined Wrexham before being acquired by Bolton.
After moving to Bolton, Davies played his final game for Wales against Poland in September 1973. He was first capped by Wales against England in October 1963.
In 1964, he scored the first of his six goals for his country, securing Wales a 3-2 victory over Scotland.
However, Davies’ most well-known goal came in November 1966 when he gave Wales the lone goal in a 5-1 loss against a newly-crowned world champion England team.
Davies spent four seasons with Bolton before being acquired by Newcastle in 1966 for a then-club record £80,000. He played for the renowned Magpies, who won the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
After leaving for Manchester in 1971, Davies played for City, where he won the 1972 FA Charity Shield and resumed his hitting partnership with Francis Lee, a former teammate from Bolton, before moving on to Blackpool in 1973.
After stints at Crewe Alexandra and Stockport County, Davies returned to Wales to complete his professional career at Bangor City in 1978–79. He then played for Cape Town City for a brief while in South Africa before hanging up his boots at the age of 37.
Davies was a baker in Bolton when he retired.