Eugene Davis (footballer)

Eugene "Pooch" Davis (17 October 1953 – 14 June 2024) was an Irish footballer who played for several clubs, most notably Athlone Town with whom he won the League of Ireland title in 1981.

Career
Davis began his football career with local side St Joseph's in Sallynoggin, lining out from under-12 up to the club's youth team. He was signed for League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers under Liam Tuohy in 1972. He scored his first goal for The Hoops in the League of Ireland Shield but a wage dispute over bonuses for the League of Ireland Cup in August 1974 resulted in Davis joining Athlone Town after being released by Rovers.

He was a regular scorer for Athlone over the following six seasons, hitting a total of 49 league goals between 1974 and 1980. Davis was the league's top scorer with 23 goals during Athlone's League of Ireland-winning 1980–81 season. He scored twice against Vålerenga Fotball in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup to advance to play AC Milan

Davis moved to St Patrick's Athletic in 1982, scoring 13 league goals in his debut season. A three-month with UCD was followed by an 18-month tenure with Bohemians. Davis brought his career to an end with Bray Wanderers in 1989 scoring 19 goals in 66 total appearances.

Davis scored a total of 130 League of Ireland goals

International career
A teammate of Liam Brady Davis' goals against Iceland helped Ireland qualify for the 1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, where they played England, Yugoslavia and Belgium

Death
Davis died on 14 June 2024, at the age of 70.

Honours
Athlone Town
 * League of Ireland: 1980–81
 * League of Ireland Cup: 1979–80, 1981–82
 * Tyler Cup: 1979–80