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Irving Davis
Personal information
Full name Cyril Irving Davis
Date of birth (1896-12-12)December 12, 1896
Place of birth Stourport-on-Severn, England
Date of death June 27, 1958(1958-06-27) (aged 61)
Position(s) Full Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924–1926 Philadelphia Field Club 76 (3)
Fairhill F.C.
International career
1924–1925 United States 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Irving Davis (December 12, 1896 – June 27, 1958)[1] was an American soccer full back who played professionally with Philadelphia Field Club in the American Soccer League (ASL) from 1924 to 1926. He was born in Stourport-on-Severn, England.[2] Davis was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3] He went on to earn five caps with the U.S. national team in 1924 and 1925. His first game with the U.S. national team came in the U.S. victory over Estonia at the 1924 Olympics. His last game came on June 27, 1926, a 1–0 loss to Canada.[4] He later went on to play for Fairhill F.C.

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  1. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (May 2013). "Irving Davis Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
  3. ^ "Irving Davis". Olympedia. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ^ RSSSF Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine