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Kevin Davies

English professional footballer (born 1977)

English professional footballer (born 1977)

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nameKevin Davies
imageKevin Davies August 2011.jpg
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captionDavies training with Bolton Wanderers in 2011
fullnameKevin Cyril Davies
birth_date
birth_placeChesterfield, England
height
positionStriker
youthyears1youthclubs1 = Sheffield United
youthyears2–1993youthclubs2 = Chesterfield
years11993–1997clubs1 = Chesterfieldcaps1 = 129goals1 = 22
years21997–1998clubs2 = Southamptoncaps2 = 25goals2 = 9
years31998–1999clubs3 = Blackburn Roverscaps3 = 23goals3 = 1
years41999–2003clubs4 = Southamptoncaps4 = 82goals4 = 10
years52002clubs5 = → Millwall (loan)caps5 = 9goals5 = 3
years62003–2013clubs6 = Bolton Wandererscaps6 = 351goals6 = 74
years72013–2015clubs7 = Preston North Endcaps7 = 70goals7 = 4
totalcaps689totalgoals = 123
nationalyears11994–1995nationalteam1 = England U18nationalcaps1 = 8nationalgoals1 = 0
nationalyears21997–2000nationalteam2 = England U21nationalcaps2 = 3nationalgoals2 = 0
nationalyears32010nationalteam3 = Englandnationalcaps3 = 1nationalgoals3 = 0
manageryears12017–2018
managerclubs1Southport

Kevin Cyril Davies (born 26 March 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Chesterfield, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Millwall, Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End. He managed Southport in the 2017–18 season, before his contract was terminated on 30 April 2018.

Davies originally made his name as a vital part of the Chesterfield team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1997. He left Chesterfield at the end of that season, having made 148 appearances for the club and joined Premier League club Southampton in May 1997. He only spent one season at Southampton, making 30 appearances, before he joined Premier League club Blackburn Rovers in a club-record £7.5 million deal. Once again, he spent a single season at the club, making 29 appearances, before rejoining Southampton in 1999. In his second spell at the club, he made 95 appearances, also spending part of 2002 on loan to First Division club Millwall, where he made nine appearances. Released by Southampton at the end of the 2002–03 season, he joined Premier League club Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009, but began to fall out of favour at Bolton towards the end of the 2012–13 season, and the club decided against renewing his contract. Davies made 407 appearances for Bolton, scoring 85 goals, then played two seasons at Preston North End before retiring.

He made three appearances for the England under-21 team between 1997 and 2000. At the age of 33, Davies made his international debut, and only appearance, for England against Montenegro in a 0–0 draw on 12 October 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute.

Club career

Chesterfield

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, He was taken on trial at Chesterfield and served his traineeship with the club. He signed his first professional contract with the club in April 1994.

Generally, Davies' goalscoring form at Chesterfield was unspectacular, playing mostly wide in midfield and scoring his best total of 11 goals in the 1994–95 promotion season from the Third Division via the play-offs. In his final season at Saltergate he managed a mere three goals from 34 Second Division matches but made a major contribution to the Spireites' best-ever FA Cup run, including a hat-trick at Burnden Park in a fourth round tie against Bolton Wanderers and an earlier strike against Scarborough in the 2nd round.{{cite news

At Chesterfield, although very well-built and strong for a teenager, he was known for his skill and intelligence, and it was these qualities that attracted the attention of Southampton manager Graeme Souness.

Southampton

Davies moved to Southampton in May 1997 and, in his first spell with them, scored nine league goals, one of which was a notable solo goal in a 2–0 win against Everton at Goodison Park.{{cite news

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers signed him for £7.5 million in July 1998, ten times what Southampton had paid for him a year earlier and also a club record. Chesterfield received no more money from the switch, having failed to negotiate a sell-on clause. As part of the deal, James Beattie went the other way. However, Davies scored just one league goal, the winner in a victory over Charlton Athletic, in 21 appearances for the club. He scored a further goal in the FA Cup, also against Charlton Athletic, and played a UEFA Cup match that season. At the end of the campaign, Blackburn were relegated a year after finishing sixth in the league and a mere four years after winning the league.

Return to Southampton

Southampton re-signed their former striker in exchange for Egil Østenstad in August 1999. Davies's form wasn't as impressive as his previous spell, and he managed only 10 league goals in 82 appearances. For the 2002–03 season Davies went on loan to Millwall in the First Division, where he played nine times, scoring three goals.

Bolton Wanderers

In summer 2003, he joined Bolton having been released by Southampton. In a season where he rediscovered his best form, he scored ten times and started every league match. He ended the season by winning the club's Player of the Year award and scored a consolation goal for his team in the 2004 League Cup Final against Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium.

Davies is frequently cited as being the player in the Premier League that commits the most fouls, committing more offences than any other Premier League player in for three consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2007. In the 2003–04 and 2007–08 seasons, Davies was slightly better behaved, committing the second highest number of fouls per season. In his Bolton career Davies has committed over 1,000 fouls, more than any other Premier League player in the competition's history. At the same time Davies has also featured near the top of the list of most fouled players.

During a post-match interview with the BBC after a match against Arsenal in January 2009, during which he had been accused of deliberately trying to injure Gaël Clichy in a challenge, he replied that some Arsenal players tried to "con the referee". He added "A few of them let out a big scream, which is a bit embarrassing because it is a man's game ... in my eyes that is cheating the referee ... you just have to get on with the game." On 10 September 2011, he received his 100th yellow card in the Premier League for a foul on Manchester United's Patrice Evra and when he received another booking against Wigan Athletic on 11 February 2012, he became the joint holder of the record for most yellow cards in Premier League history, alongside Lee Bowyer. Paul Scholes has equaled his Premier League yellow card record and Gareth Barry has surpassed this record.

On 8 November 2007, Davies scored a goal away to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Davies's late effort earned Bolton a crucial away point from the 2–2 draw in the UEFA Cup group stage.

On 12 April 2008, Davies scored his 100th career goal in a 1–0 win over West Ham at the Reebok Stadium, despite dislocating a finger during the match and having it placed back into its socket allowing him to play on.

On Saturday 3 May 2008, he made his return from a broken hand to help Bolton retain their Premier League status.

Over the summer of 2008, Hull City tried to sign Kevin Davies from Bolton, but the club turned down their offer. Davies then signed a new contract with Bolton would keep him at the club until 2011.

On 31 January 2009, Davies became captain of Bolton following the sale of Kevin Nolan to Newcastle United. The same day, Davies' first match as captain saw him score two goals in Bolton's 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur as well as equalling his record for goals in a Premier League season. In the following match, at home against West Ham, he scored his 50th goal for Bolton, and his 10th of the season.

In August 2009, Davies stated that he would like to stay at Bolton for the rest of his career. On 13 March 2010, Davies scored the first penalty of his career, netting the second from the spot in a 4–0 home win over Wigan.

Davies set a Premier League records for the most fouls in a season in 2009–10, committing 120 such offences. In the 2010–11 season he went on to break his own record with 121 fouls.

Davies was relegated with Bolton at the end of the 2011–12 season, but shortly after, he signed a new one-year deal with the club and assured the fans he would stay to get Bolton back to the Premier League. He made his 400th appearance for the club at Watford on 2 February 2013.

On 26 March 2013, Bolton announced that they would not be offering Davies a new contract, which would make that season his final for the club. Following this announcement, Davies played no further matches that season, being initially dropped to the bench before eventually being left out of match day squads completely, with reserve-team strikers being preferred instead.

Preston North End

On 10 July 2013, Davies signed a two-year contract with League One club Preston North End. He made his league debut for Preston on 3 August in a 0–0 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers, and drew praise from his manager for his performance. His first goal for Preston was a penalty in a 2–1 win over Oldham Athletic on 9 September 2013. He went on to score the only goal in a 1–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup on 9 December 2013.

On 7 February 2015, he scored his 150th career goal and his first of the season, heading in Paul Gallagher's cross to win a home match against Coventry City. He played 22 minutes as a substitute for hat-trick scorer Jermaine Beckford on 24 May as Preston won 4–0 in the play-off final against Swindon Town at Wembley Stadium.

On 4 September 2015, Davies announced his retirement from football after 22 years in the game.

International career

Davies was asked near the end of the 2009–10 season if he was eligible to play for Scotland. Davies is, to his own knowledge, ineligible to represent Scotland, but further explained he would reject any call-up to the Scottish or Welsh teams even if it was possible.

At the age of 33, Davies was called up to the England squad for the first time in his career for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Montenegro on 12 October 2010. He made his debut as a 69th-minute substitute for Peter Crouch and received a yellow card. At 33 years and 200 days, he became the oldest England debutant since the 38-year-old Leslie Compton in 1950.

Style of play

Davies was known for his bustling, physical playing style; he has committed more fouls than any other player in the history of the Premier League, although conversely he is also one of the most fouled. He was more of a "goal architect" than a goalscorer.

Managerial career

Davies was appointed manager of National League North club Southport on 18 October 2017 on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

On 30 April 2018 Southport announced that Davies had been released from his managerial duties.

Personal life

He is the half brother of fellow footballer Jamie Jackson.

In July 2020 Davies set up KCD Management, a Football Agency.

He is married to Emma Davies.

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTotal129221069110115830Total231213010292Total82108251—9513Total3517425818213140785Total704924070906Career total6891235519437312818151
Chesterfield1993–94Third Division244002020284
1994–95Third Division41111031414913
1995–96Second Division304222040386
1996–97Second Division343742000437
Southampton1997–98Premier League2591043—3012
Blackburn Rovers1998–99Premier League211213010272
1999–2000First Division20———20
Southampton1999–2000Premier League2361010—256
2000–01Premier League2712110—302
2001–02Premier League2321031—273
2002–03Premier League9141——132
Millwall (loan)2002–03First Division93———93
Bolton Wanderers2003–04Premier League3890051—4310
2004–05Premier League3584120—419
2005–06Premier League377312050478
2006–07Premier League3082110—339
2007–08Premier League323001081414
2008–09Premier League38121010—4012
2009–10Premier League3773121—429
2010–11Premier League3886210—4510
2011–12Premier League3164220—378
2012–13Championship3562010—386
Preston North End2013–14League One383422020465
2014–15League One321502050441

International

National teamYearAppsGoalsTotal10
England201010

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecordRefPWDLWin %Total—
Southport18 October 201730 April 2018title=Southport FC: Matchesurl=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/england/southport-fc/2719/matches/work=Soccerwaypublisher=Perform Groupaccess-date=6 December 2017}}

Honours

Chesterfield

  • Football League Third Division play-offs: 1995

Southampton

Bolton Wanderers

Preston North End

  • Football League One play-offs: 2015

Individual

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