Fred Davies has passed away

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

Apologies if it's been posted already but just noticed on Sky ticker that our former goalkeeper has died aged 81.
He was our keeper just before I started watching City .RIP Fred.

[cardiff55]

Such a shame. He was the 'keeper when I first started going down NP. Not the tallest but a really good goalie, I remember him wearing a cap a lot. I was surprised when we sold him to Bournemouth for £5000. RIP Fred.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Such a shame. He was the 'keeper when I first started going down NP. Not the tallest but a really good goalie, I remember him wearing a cap a lot. I was surprised when we sold him to Bournemouth for £5000. RIP Fred.

Allegedly knocking off Scoular's missus at the time - that's why he was transferred..

[cardiff55]

Allegedly knocking off Scoular's missus at the time - that's why he was transferred..

[Des Parrot]

I'm another for who Fred was my first keeper & my jumpers for goalposts inspiration. RIP Fred

[Mr Soul '68]

R.I.P Fred, our goalie when I first started going down the City from October '68 onwards

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Rest In Peace Fred

[Former Labour leader]

RIP

[life on mars]

RIP Fred

[Moodybluebird]

My favourite City goalie of all time. RIP Fred and thanks for the memories.

[Cleve van Leef]

My favourite City goalie of all time. RIP Fred and thanks for the memories.

And Mine, R.I.P.

[jimmyscoular]

Sad. Like the others here, Fred Davies was in goal the very first time I walked through those rickety turnstiles as a kid. I remember his flat cap well. I also remember his terrifying tendency to dribble around opposing players in his penalty area.

'Davies is better than Yashin. Toshack is better than Eusebio, and (fill in the blank) are in for a thrashin'

[elytillidie]

Sad. Like the others here, Fred Davies was in goal the very first time I walked through those rickety turnstiles as a kid. I remember his flat cap well. I also remember his terrifying tendency to dribble around opposing players in his penalty area.

'Davies is better than Yashin. Toshack is better than Eusebio, and (fill in the blank) are in for a thrashin'

Bless Freddie Davies and bless Peter King, bless Barrie Jones as he streaks down the wing, bless 'em all.
RIP

[jimmyscoular]

Bless Freddie Davies and bless Peter King, bless Barrie Jones as he streaks down the wing, bless 'em all.
RIP

Rarely hear Barrie Jones mentioned, even by old-timers. I remember him being a bit of lightning, over on the left wing as I recall.

Yes, I remember that chant.

[elytillidie]

Rarely hear Barrie Jones mentioned, even by old-timers. I remember him being a bit of lightning, over on the left wing as I recall.

Yes, I remember that chant.

Hallelujah, Jimmy Scoular, Jimmy Scoular...

[splott parker]

Rarely hear Barrie Jones mentioned, even by old-timers. I remember him being a bit of lightning, over on the left wing as I recall.

Yes, I remember that chant.

Right winger was Barry (number 7), Ronnie Bird was on the left wing.

[Seabird]

Once saw Fred score five goals in a charity game at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre. If memory serves a certain John Charles also played in that game.

[the other bob wilson]

Even in a time when goalkeepers were not the size they are today, he struck me as on the small side, but I can't say it was ever something that held him back.

I can remember he made his debut in a home match with Portsmouth on an absolutely awful, wet afternoon that left the pitch a quagmire. City were 3-0 up playing towards the Grange End at half time and ended up winning very comfortably by that score. However, I can remember being impressed by our new goalkeeper's professionalism as he asked the kids stood in the boys enclosure on the Grange End how long there was to go every few minutes, but the passing of the years has made me believe that it was much more likely that he was really concerned with how much longer he had to stay out in the lashing wind and rain.

RIP

[splott parker]

Part of the almost nursery rhyme like mantra... Davies, Carver, Bell, Sutton, Murray, Harris.............. RIP Fred.

[Enoch Mort]

Part of the almost nursery rhyme like mantra... Davies, Carver, Bell, Sutton, Murray, Harris.............. RIP Fred.

Well said. Great memories. A really good keeper who looked impressive in his flat cap ! RIP Fred

[jimmyscoular]

"Part of the almost nursery rhyme like mantra... Davies, Carver, Bell, Sutton, Murray, Harris.............. RIP Fred."

[jimmyscoular]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54019926

[Taff in Tala]

A favorite ‘keeper of mine. To emulate him I wore a similar cap during my time between the sticks, not that it did me much good.

RIP Fred.

[Moodybluebird]

Even in a time when goalkeepers were not the size they are today, he struck me as on the small side, but I can't say it was ever something that held him back.

I can remember he made his debut in a home match with Portsmouth on an absolutely awful, wet afternoon that left the pitch a quagmire. City were 3-0 up playing towards the Grange End at half time and ended up winning very comfortably by that score. However, I can remember being impressed by our new goalkeeper's professionalism as he asked the kids stood in the boys enclosure on the Grange End how long there was to go every few minutes, but the passing of the years has made me believe that it was much more likely that he was really concerned with how much longer he had to stay out in the lashing wind and rain.

RIP

Bob, I'm surprised that you and and another poster said that Fred was on the small side as that was not a memory I had of him. I therefore checked some of the old team photos online and in one of them he is stood next to Tosh, who was about 6' 2". They appear to be roughly the same height.

The one goalkeeper we had who certainly fitted into the small category was Dilwyn John. I don't think he could have been over
5' 8".

[the other bob wilson]

Bob, I'm surprised that you and and another poster said that Fred was on the small side as that was not a memory I had of him. I therefore checked some of the old team photos online and in one of them he is stood next to Tosh, who was about 6' 2". They appear to be roughly the same height.

The one goalkeeper we had who certainly fitted into the small category was Dilwyn John. I don't think he could have been over
5' 8".

I looked him up in one of my Bluebirds Who's Who book from the 80s and Fred Davies was six foot exactly which is a couple of inches taller than I would have said he was and was around average for a goalkeeper in those days I would say - it looks like my eyes were deceiving me with Davies as he could not be called small in the way that Derby's Colin Boulton and Les Green and Ipswich's Laurie Sivell were back then. Davies was an inch or two smaller than Jim Eadie, Bob Wilson, Frank Parsons and Bill Irwin though, whereas he was an inch taller than Ron Healey. As for Dilwyn John, he was two inches shorter than Davies.