Peter Davenport is an English

England

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 former professional footballer

Football (soccer)

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. He won one full cap for England

England national football team

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, against the Republic of Ireland

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 in 1985.
Davenport was born in Birkenhead

Birkenhead

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 and was spotted by scouts from Nottingham Forest

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 while playing for Cammell Laird F.C.

Cammell Laird F.C.

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 in the West Cheshire league. Forest offered Cammel Lairds F.C a brand new football kit if they could sign Davenport, to which they reluctantly agreed. In the 1983-84

1983-84 in English football

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 and 84-85 seasons

1984-85 in English football

The 1984–85 season was the 105th season of competitive football in England.-Bradford City disaster:56 spectators died and more than 200 were injured when a fire ripped through the Main Stand at Valley Parade during Bradford City's Third Division fixture with Lincoln City on 11 May...

, Davenport was Forest's leading goalscorer.

Davenport also played in the controversial UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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 semi-final clash with Anderlecht F.C in 1984, which Forest lost 3-2 on aggregate.