Fred Davis
Nationality: 
(England);
Male;
Born: 14 Aug 1913 (110 years)
Died: 16 Apr 1998 (25 years)
Status: Amateur; First season as pro: 1929; Last season as pro: 1992; Best performance: eight-time World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 to 1956
Other sources: CueTracker
(England);
Male;
Born: 14 Aug 1913 (110 years)
Died: 16 Apr 1998 (25 years)
Status: Amateur; First season as pro: 1929; Last season as pro: 1992; Best performance: eight-time World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 to 1956
Other sources: CueTracker
| 1991/1992 | ||||||||||
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| World Seniors Championship (18-22 Sep 1991) | ||||||||||
| Rd 1 |  |
Terry Griffiths (a) | 5 | - | 0 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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| 1990/1991 | ||||||||||
| World Championship Qual (22 Mar - 1 Apr 1991) | ||||||||||
| Q Rd 1 |  |
Jason Prince (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Fred Davis (a) | |||
| 1983/1984 | ||||||||||
| World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 1984) | ||||||||||
| Rd 1 |  |
Bill Werbeniuk (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Fred Davis (a) |  Eight-time champion Fred Davis made his last appearance at the World Championships. He had first played in the World Championship in 1937. Aged 70 years and 253 days, he became the tournament's oldest-ever player. | ||
| 1981/1982 | ||||||||||
| World Championship (30 Apr - 16 May 1982) | ||||||||||
| Rd 1 | |
Dean Reynolds (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Fred Davis (a) | |||
| 1980/1981 | ||||||||||
| World Championship (7-20 Apr 1981) | ||||||||||
| Rd 2 | |
David Taylor (a) | 13 | - | 3 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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| Masters (2-8 Feb 1981) | ||||||||||
| QF | |
Terry Griffiths (a) | 5 | - | 2 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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| Rd 1 | |
Fred Davis (a) | 5 | - | 4 | |
Kirk Stevens (a) |
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| 1979/1980 | ||||||||||
| World Championship (22-5 May 1980) | ||||||||||
| Rd 2 | |
David Taylor (a) | 13 | - | 5 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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re-spotted black in frame 7 | |
| Masters (6-10 Feb 1980) | ||||||||||
| Rd 1 | |
Alex Higgins (a) | 5 | - | 1 | |
Fred Davis (a) | |||
| 1978/1979 | ||||||||||
| World Championship (16-28 Apr 1979) | ||||||||||
| QF |  |
Eddie Charlton (a) | 13 | - | 4 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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| Rd 1 | |
Fred Davis (a) | 13 | - | 8 | |
Kirk Stevens (a) |
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Aged 65 years and 247 days, Fred Davis became the oldest ever player so far to win a match at the Crucible He was also the oldest man to make a century at the Sheffield showpiece. | |
| Masters (22-26 Jan 1979) | ||||||||||
| Rd 1 | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) | 5 | - | 2 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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| 1977/1978 | ||||||||||
| World Championship (17-29 Apr 1978) | ||||||||||
| 3rd/4th Playoff | |
Eddie Charlton (a) | 7 | - | 3 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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| SF |  |
Perrie Mans (a) | 18 | - | 16 | |
Fred Davis (a) | Fred Davis' brother and formerly World Champion Joe Davis was watching in the audience and taken ill during the match. According to snooker historian Clive Everton, Joe had been "swinging in his seat this way and that as he mentally played each shot for his brother". Joe collapsed two days later and required surgery; he died several weeks after from a chest infection. | ||
| QF | |
Fred Davis (a) | 13 | - | 10 |  |
Patsy Fagan (a) | |||
| Rd 1 | |
Fred Davis (a) | 13 | - | 9 | |
Dennis Taylor (a) | |||
| Masters (6-10 Feb 1978) | ||||||||||
| Rd 1 | |
Graham Miles (a) | 4 | - | 3 | |
Fred Davis (a) | |||
| 1976/1977 | ||||||||||
| World Championship (18-30 Apr 1977) | ||||||||||
| Rd 1 | |
John Pulman (a) | 13 | - | 12 | |
Fred Davis (a) | |||
| Masters (7-11 Feb 1977) | ||||||||||
| QF | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) | 4 | - | 2 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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| 1975/1976 | ||||||||||
| Masters (26-30 Jan 1976) | ||||||||||
| QF | |
John Spencer (a) | 4 | - | 1 | |
Fred Davis (a) | |||
| Rd 1 | |
Fred Davis (a) | 4 | - | 2 | |
Cliff Thorburn (a) | |||
| 1974/1975 | ||||||||||
| Masters (13-17 Jan 1975) | ||||||||||
| QF | |
Eddie Charlton (a) | 5 | - | 3 | |
Fred Davis (a) |
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