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Andrew Davies (footballer)
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Andrew John Davies is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bradford City
, on loan from Stoke City
. He has been capped for England
at Under-21 level.
and went to Northfield School
in Billingham
near Middlesbrough
. He joined Middlesbrough
as a thirteen year old and moved up the ranks of the club, achieving a place in the reserve side. He signed professional terms with October 2002 after impressing in the Under-19s and as captain of the reserve team. He made his debut on 6 November 2002, in a League Cup defeat against Ipswich Town
. His Barclaycard Premiership debut came three months later in a 5–2 defeat at home to Aston Villa.
He made nine further appearances during the 2003–04 season before suffering a broken leg in a reserve league game in March 2004. He made two appearances in the first half of the 2004–05 season before joining Queens Park Rangers
on an initial one month's loan in January to gain some first team experience, eventually remaining there for three months. In July 2005 he was loaned out again, to Derby County
.
This was initially for a period of six months, although it was later extended to a full season's loan. However, an injury crisis at Middlesbrough prompted them to recall Davies in January 2006. Davies had generally impressed during his time at Derby, despite being sent off on three occasions. On his return to the Riverside he played a significant role in Middlesbough’s journey to the semi finals of the FA Cup and final of the UEFA Cup. With Gareth Southgate
committing to youth in 2006–07, Davies found his way into the first team and made 23 appearances in all.
He missed the last few matches of the 2007–08 season as a result of a fractured cheek bone incurred in March 2008. Despite only playing for half a season, he was voted the Saints "player of the season".
for an undisclosed fee, signing a four year contract. Davies did not feature until the beginning of December 2008 when he made several appearances on the bench with his first being an away game against Newcastle
. Davies made his Stoke City debut against Manchester United
, coming on as a substitute for Rory Delap
in the 72nd minute on Boxing Day 2008. Davies was filling in at right back after Andy Wilkinson
had been sent off for a second bookable offence. He made another substitute appearance on 28 December 2008 against West Ham
Davies made his first Stoke City start against Hartlepool
in the F.A Cup third Round which ended in a shock 2–0 victory for the League One Side. Davies sustained an injury in the 71st minute when he fell in to the Hartlepool dugout. Davies played no further part in Stoke's 2008–09 campaign.
On 13 February 2009 Davies signed for Preston North End
on a one month emergency loan. Having failed to make the bench for Stoke at the start of the 2009–10 season Davies joined Sheffield United
on a three-month loan in September 2009, making his debut in the Steel City derby
.
With his loan expiring in December Davies returned to Stoke
having played eight times for The Blades. After being left out of Stoke's 25 man squad, Davies joined Walsall
for an initial months loan on 6 October 2010.
On 18 February, he re-joined Boro on loan for the rest of the 2010–11 season and made his debut against in a 3–2 victory at Millwall the same day.
On 3 August 2011 Davies joined Crystal Palace
on a one-month loan deal, but only made one league appearance for the Eagles before returning to Stoke.
He signed for Bradford City
on a three-month loan on 23 September 2011. He was sent off on both his debut and second game for Bradford, following a three-game suspension, prompting a further four-game ban.
.
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
, on loan from Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
. He has been capped for England
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
at Under-21 level.
Middlesbrough
Davies was born in Stockton-on-TeesStockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...
and went to Northfield School
Northfield School
Northfield School is a comprehensive secondary school in Billingham, north-east England.-History:It was established in 1972 on an original site occupying on Thames Road, in the Wolviston Court area of Billingham....
in Billingham
Billingham
Billingham is a town in the unitary authority of Stockton on Tees, in north east England, with a population of 35,765 . It was founded circa 650 by a group of Saxons known as Billa's people, which is where the name Billingham is thought to have originated...
near Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
. He joined Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
as a thirteen year old and moved up the ranks of the club, achieving a place in the reserve side. He signed professional terms with October 2002 after impressing in the Under-19s and as captain of the reserve team. He made his debut on 6 November 2002, in a League Cup defeat against Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
. His Barclaycard Premiership debut came three months later in a 5–2 defeat at home to Aston Villa.
He made nine further appearances during the 2003–04 season before suffering a broken leg in a reserve league game in March 2004. He made two appearances in the first half of the 2004–05 season before joining Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
on an initial one month's loan in January to gain some first team experience, eventually remaining there for three months. In July 2005 he was loaned out again, to Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
.
This was initially for a period of six months, although it was later extended to a full season's loan. However, an injury crisis at Middlesbrough prompted them to recall Davies in January 2006. Davies had generally impressed during his time at Derby, despite being sent off on three occasions. On his return to the Riverside he played a significant role in Middlesbough’s journey to the semi finals of the FA Cup and final of the UEFA Cup. With Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate in Crawley, West Sussex is a retired English footballer and ex-manager. He is known as the "Penalty Misser of '96." He served as manager of Middlesbrough from June 2006, until he was dismissed in October 2009...
committing to youth in 2006–07, Davies found his way into the first team and made 23 appearances in all.
Southampton
Davies signed for Southampton on 9 October 2007 on an initial 3 month loan with a view to a permanent transfer in January. On 10 January 2008 the signing was made permanent, for an undisclosed fee.He missed the last few matches of the 2007–08 season as a result of a fractured cheek bone incurred in March 2008. Despite only playing for half a season, he was voted the Saints "player of the season".
Stoke City
On 19 August 2008 he signed for newly promoted Stoke CityStoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
for an undisclosed fee, signing a four year contract. Davies did not feature until the beginning of December 2008 when he made several appearances on the bench with his first being an away game against Newcastle
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
. Davies made his Stoke City debut against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, coming on as a substitute for Rory Delap
Rory Delap
Rory John Delap is an English born Irish footballer who plays for Stoke City. He has played eleven times for the Republic of Ireland national football team....
in the 72nd minute on Boxing Day 2008. Davies was filling in at right back after Andy Wilkinson
Andy Wilkinson
Andrew Gordon "Andy" Wilkinson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.Wilkinson joined Stoke City's academy from his local club Stone Dominoes and made his professional debut in October 2001...
had been sent off for a second bookable offence. He made another substitute appearance on 28 December 2008 against West Ham
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
Davies made his first Stoke City start against Hartlepool
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
in the F.A Cup third Round which ended in a shock 2–0 victory for the League One Side. Davies sustained an injury in the 71st minute when he fell in to the Hartlepool dugout. Davies played no further part in Stoke's 2008–09 campaign.
On 13 February 2009 Davies signed for Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
on a one month emergency loan. Having failed to make the bench for Stoke at the start of the 2009–10 season Davies joined Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
on a three-month loan in September 2009, making his debut in the Steel City derby
Steel City derby
The Steel City Derby is a local derby that takes place between Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday, the two professional football league teams based in the city of Sheffield, England...
.
With his loan expiring in December Davies returned to Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
having played eight times for The Blades. After being left out of Stoke's 25 man squad, Davies joined Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
for an initial months loan on 6 October 2010.
On 18 February, he re-joined Boro on loan for the rest of the 2010–11 season and made his debut against in a 3–2 victory at Millwall the same day.
On 3 August 2011 Davies joined Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
on a one-month loan deal, but only made one league appearance for the Eagles before returning to Stoke.
He signed for Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
on a three-month loan on 23 September 2011. He was sent off on both his debut and second game for Bradford, following a three-game suspension, prompting a further four-game ban.
Family
His elder brother, Mark is a cricketer with DurhamDurham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
2002–03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |10 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | |5 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... (Loan) |
2004–05 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |9 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... (Loan) |
2005–06 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | |
| Total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
2007–08 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Premier League The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 2011–12 Premier League The 2011–12 Premier League is the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 17 June 2011 at 9:00 BST. The season began on 13 August 2011 and is due to end on 13 May 2012... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... (Loan) |
2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... (Loan) |
2009–10 2009–10 Football League The Football League 2009–10, called the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2009 and concluded in May 2010, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... (Loan) |
2010–11 2010–11 Football League The Football League 2010–11, called the Npower Football League, was the 111th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2010 and concluded in May 2011, with the promotion play-off finals.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... (Loan) |
2010–11 2010–11 Football League The Football League 2010–11, called the Npower Football League, was the 111th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2010 and concluded in May 2011, with the promotion play-off finals.... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... (Loan) |
2011–12 2011–12 Football League The Football League 2011–12, called the Npower Football League, is the 112th season of the Football League. It began in August 2011 and will conclude in May 2012, with the promotion play-off finals.... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 133 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 150 | 3 | |
External links
- Andrew Davies player profile at saintsfc.co.uk
- Andrew Davies player profile at mfc.co.uk