Bill Davies (birth unknown â death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a , or .
Davies started his career as a rugby union player at Neath RFC. In 1939, he switched codes from rugby union to rugby league when he joined Huddersfield.
Davies played in Huddersfield's 4-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1945âÂÂ46 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 18 May 1946.
In the first full season after the war, a new record transfer fee of ã1,650 was set when Dewsbury bought Davies from Huddersfield, (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately ã235,500 in 2014).
Bill Davies won 6 caps for Wales in 1943âÂÂ1947 while at Huddersfield.