Ex-wales And Newcastle Forward Davies Dies Aged 83

Former Wales guardant Ronald 'Wyn' Davies has died aged 83.

Born successful Caernarfon successful 1942, Davies enjoyed an outstanding profession successful nan 1960s and 70s playing for teams including Wrexham, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United and some Manchester clubs City and United.

Nicknamed 'Wyn nan Leap' because of his heading ability, nan 6ft 1in guardant represented Wales 34 times, scoring six goals, while he is still revered astatine Newcastle wherever he was besides known arsenic 'The Mighty Wyn'.

A Football Association of Wales connection read: "The thoughts of everyone astatine nan FAW are pinch nan family and friends of Wyn Davies during this difficult time."

After starting his playing career, while moving successful a slate quarry, pinch section sides Locomotive Llanberis and Caernarfon Town, Davies signed for Wrexham successful 1960 earlier being snapped up by Bolton.

Following his move to Bolton, Davies was first capped by Wales successful October 1963 against England and made his past quality against Poland successful September 1973.

The first of his six world goals arrived successful 1964, giving Wales an early lead successful a 3-2 triumph against Scotland.

Davies' astir celebrated strike, though, came successful November 1966 - scoring Wales' only extremity successful a 5-1 conclusion to an England broadside recently crowned arsenic world champions.

After 4 seasons pinch Bolton, Newcastle snapped up Davies successful 1966 for a past nine grounds £80,000 interest and he was portion of nan celebrated Magpies broadside that won nan 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, nan title which later became nan Uefa Cup - nan club's only awesome European silverware.

In 1971 Davies near for Manchester, playing first for City - wherever he won nan 1972 FA Charity Shield and rekindled his striking business pinch ex-Bolton team-mate Francis Lee - and past United earlier departing for Blackpool successful 1973.

Spells astatine Stockport County and Crewe Alexandra followed earlier Davies returned to Wales to decorativeness his master profession astatine Bangor City successful 1978-79 and past a short spell successful South Africa pinch Cape Town City - hanging up his boots aged 37.

In his retirement, Davies worked arsenic a baker successful Bolton.