Roy Davies had a fluctuating career, alternating between sporadic Football League appearances and periods with non-League teams. After impressing with Merthyr Town, he joined Manchester United but stayed only five months at Old Trafford. Southport handed him his Football League début, but he played just five games at outside-right — none of which were victories — though he featured in their F.A. Cup win over Mold.Davies struggled for opportunities elsewhere, making two appearances for Bristol Rovers and enduring limited success in the Welsh League. At Wolverhampton Wanderers, he faced contract termination following a sending-off at Hull City. However, he found his stride at Reading, scoring 7 goals in 69 appearances across three seasons as a tricky right-winger.In 1944, while working as a civilian clerk at Quedgeley RAF depot near Gloucester, he suffered a fatal illness during a Sunday morning football match, passing away en route to the hospital. His elder brother Baden Davies also played for Merthyr and Barry Town.

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The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9