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Arron Davies

British footballer

Field	Value
name	Arron Davies
image	Arron Davies 1.jpg
caption	Davies playing for Exeter City in 2013
fullname	Arron Rhys Davies
birth_date
birth_place	Cardiff, Wales
height
position	Midfielder
youthyears1	1993–1997	youthclubs1 = Cardiff City
youthyears2	1997–2002	youthclubs2 = Southampton
years1	2002–2004	clubs1 = Southampton	caps1 = 0	goals1 = 0
years2	2004	clubs2 = → Barnsley (loan)	caps2 = 4	goals2 = 0
years3	2004–2007	clubs3 = Yeovil Town	caps3 = 101	goals3 = 22
years4	2007–2010	clubs4 = Nottingham Forest	caps4 = 32	goals4 = 1
years5	2009	clubs5 = → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	caps5 = 7	goals5 = 0
years6	2010	clubs6 = Brighton & Hove Albion	caps6 = 0	goals6 = 0
years7	2010	clubs7 = → Yeovil Town (loan)	caps7 = 10	goals7 = 0
years8	2010–2011	clubs8 = Peterborough United	caps8 = 22	goals8 = 1
years9	2011–2012	clubs9 = Northampton Town	caps9 = 15	goals9 = 4
years10	2012–2016	clubs10 = Exeter City	caps10 = 136	goals10 = 10
years11	2016–2017	clubs11 = Accrington Stanley	caps11 = 4	goals11 = 1
totalcaps	331	totalgoals = 39
nationalyears1	2003	nationalteam1 = Wales U19	nationalcaps1 = 2	nationalgoals1 = 0
nationalyears2	2004–2006	nationalteam2 = Wales U21	nationalcaps2 = 14	nationalgoals2 = 4
nationalyears3	2006	nationalteam3 = Wales	nationalcaps3 = 1	nationalgoals3 = 0

Arron Rhys Davies (born 22 June 1984) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made one appearance for the Wales national team.

Early life

Davies was brought up in Llantwit Major, where he attended Llantwit Major Comprehensive School.

Club career

Southampton

Davies joined Southampton's Centre of Excellence at Bath before moving up to the Academy. He made his first appearance for the reserves in September 2001 and became a regular for the Saints reserves in the 2002–03 season after moving from the wing to a striking role. Between March and April 2003 he scored 4 times in 5 reserve games, which brought him to the attention of first team manager Gordon Strachan. Strachan named Davies in his initial 20-man squad for the 2003 FA Cup final, however he failed to make the bench. Davies also travelled to Bucharest for Saints' UEFA Cup tie.

Although seemingly on the verge of breaking into the senior team, Davies never made a first team appearance for Southampton. In February 2004, he went on loan to Second Division side Barnsley. On 14 February 2004 he made his debut for Barnsley in a 1–0 loss against Wrexham.

Davies was released by Southampton following the arrival of new manager Harry Redknapp in December 2004.

Yeovil Town

On 16 December 2004, Davies moved to League Two side Yeovil Town on a free transfer

On 18 December 2004, Davies scored the winning goal on his debut in a 3–2 victory over Leyton Orient. On 29 January 2005, Davies scored in a 3–2 loss against Charlton Athletic in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

In February 2005, Davies scored in four consecutive matches against Chester City, Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town and Northampton Town. Yeovil finished the 2004–05 season as champions of League Two and won promotion to League One.

Davies blossomed during 2005–06, where he scored 8 goals in 39 appearances. On 4 March 2006, he scored a hat-trick against Chesterfield in a 3–0 victory. At the end of the season, Davies signed a new two-year contract with Yeovil, keeping him at the club until 2008.

In 2006–07, Davies scored 6 league goals. On 18 May 2007, he scored twice in Yeovil's 5–2 Football League One Play-off semi-final win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. His goals helped Yeovil to a 5–4 aggregate win. 27 May 2007, Yeovil lost 2–0 against Blackpool on in the League One Play-off Final.

Nottingham Forest

6 July 2007, Davies moved to League One side Nottingham Forest in a combined £1.2m deal with teammate Chris Cohen. On 6 July 2007, he signed a three-year contract.

Davies missed the start of the 2007–08 season due to injury. 30 October 2007, He made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Oldham. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Crewe Alexandra. Unfortunately, injuries limited the number of appearances Davies made for The Reds. Forest finished the season in second place and won gained promotion to the Championship.

Davies' appearances were again limited due to injury during the 2008–09 season.

On 1 September 2009, Davies signed on loan with League One side Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the year. However, after only 7 appearances, Brighton terminated his loan on 2 December 2009.

On 19 January 2010, Davies, along with James Reid, Aaron Mitchell and Joe Heath, had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

Return to Yeovil

In January 2010, a proposed move to join his former club, Yeovil Town, collapsed due to FIFA regulations which state that a player "may only play for two clubs in any one season where he has been on contract or a standard loan". This prevented Davies from signing for a third club during the season.

To avoid these regulations, Davies signed on non-contract terms with Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 February 2010. Once signed, he was loaned to Yeovil for the remainder of the season.

Peterborough United

On 9 July 2010, Davies was signed by former boss Gary Johnson for Peterborough United on a two-year contract.

On 7 August 2010, Davies made his debut in a 3–0 win against Bristol Rovers. On 4 September 2010, Davies sustained a hamstring injury in a 1–0 loss against Tranmere Rovers. He was sidelined for three weeks following the match.

On 2 November 2010, Davies scored his first goal in over three years in a 3–1 win over against Walsall. Peterborough were promoted to the Championship at the end of the season after beating Huddersfield 3-0 in the play-off final.

Davies was transfer listed and then had his contract terminated by mutual consent by new manager Darren Ferguson at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Northampton Town

On 30 June 2011, Davies was signed by Gary Johnson for a third time at League Two side Northampton Town.

On 6 August 2011, Davies made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Accrington Stanley. On 20 August 2011, Davies scored his first goal in a 3–2 loss against Cheltenham Town.

Gary Johnson was sacked in mid-November 2011 and replaced by Aidy Boothroyd. Under Boothroyd, Davies' first team opportunities were limited.

On 4 July 2012, Davies had his contract terminated with Northampton Town by mutual consent.

Exeter City

On 5 July 2012, Davies signed with League Two side Exeter City.

On 19 October 2013, Davies scored a spectacular dipping long range effort from the sideline against Scunthorpe United in a 4–0 away victory. The goal was voted by Exeter supporters as the club's goal of the season.

Davies left Exeter at the end of the 2015–16 season after the club could not afford to offer him a new contract.

Accrington Stanley

On 1 August 2016, Davies joined fellow League Two side Accrington Stanley on a one-year contract. He scored his first goal for Accrington in a 2–1 loss to Exeter City on 20 August 2016.

International career

Davies has represented his country at all levels including captaining Wales at under-21 level.

He earned his only senior international cap for Wales as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly victory against Trinidad and Tobago.

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
Southampton	2002–03	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003–04	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Barnsley (loan)	2003–04	Second Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Yeovil Town	2004–05	League Two	23	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	25	9
2005–06	League One	39	8	3	1	2	1	1	0	45	10
2006–07	League One	39	6	1	0	1	0	4	2	45	8
Nottingham Forest	2007–08	League One	19	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
2008–09	Championship	13	0	2	0	1	0	—	16	0
2009–10	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)	2009–10	League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	2009–10	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2009–10	League One	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Peterborough United	2010–11	League One	22	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	28	1
Northampton Town	2011–12	League Two	15	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	19	4
Exeter City	2012–13	League Two	37	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	38	3
2013–14	League Two	32	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	2
2014–15	League Two	39	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	42	4
2015–16	League Two	28	1	4	0	2	0	1	0	35	1
Accrington Stanley	2016–17	League Two	4	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	10	1

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals	Total	1	0
Wales	2006	1	0

Honours

Yeovil Town

League Two: 2004–05

Nottingham Forest

League One runner-up: 2007–08

Peterborough United

League One play-offs: 2011

References

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"In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC". Hagiology Publishing.
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(29 January 2005). "Addicks get past Glovers". Sky Sports.
(4 March 2006). "Chesterfield 0–3 Yeovil". BBC News.
(31 May 2006). "Davies stays at Yeovil". Sky Sports.
(18 May 2007). "Nottm Forest 2-5 Yeovil". BBC Sport.
(6 July 2007). "BBC Sport – Football – My Club – Nottm Forest – Forest seal deal for Glovers duo".
(23 November 2007). "Nott'm Forest 2-0 Crewe". BBC.
(1 September 2009). "Davies sent to Seagulls". Sky Sports.
(19 January 2010). "Forest release quartet". Sky Sports.
(29 January 2009). "Yeovil Town are denied the signing of Arron Davies". BBC Sport.
(11 February 2010). "Yeovil Town re-sign Wales cap Arron Davies". BBC Sport.
(9 July 2010). "Arron Davies signs two-year Peterborough deal". BBC Sport.
(7 September 2010). "Hamstring blow for Davies". Sky Sports.
(2 November 2010). "Walsall 1 - 3 Peterborough". BBC.
(29 June 2011). "Peterborough United release listed winger Arron Davies". BBC Sport.
(30 June 2011). "Davies is latest new addition". Northampton Town F.C..
(4 July 2012). "Midfielder Davies has Cobblers contract terminated". Northampton Chronicle & Echo.
(5 July 2012). "Exeter City sign Northampton winger Arron Davies". BBC Sport.
(19 October 2013). "Scunthorpe 0–4 Exeter". BBC Sport.
(15 July 2016). "Paul Tisdale says Exeter City wanted to keep Arron Davies and David Noble". BBC Sport.
(1 August 2016). "Arron Davies: Accrington Stanley sign ex-Exeter City midfielder". BBC Sport.
(20 August 2016). "Accrington 1–2 Exeter". BBC Sport.
(27 May 2006). "Wales 2–1 Trinidad & Tobago". BBC Sport.
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