| Andy Davies | |
| Fullname: | Andy Davies |
| Birth Place: | Hampshire, England, 1979 |
| Otheroccupation: | Professional Footballer |
| Years1: | 2012– |
| League1: | The Football League[1] |
| Role1: | Referee |
Andy Davies is an English football referee from Hampshire, known for being the only referee in the EFL who formally played for a football team.
Davies began his career as a professional footballer, and had spells at Gillingham, Portsmouth and Yeovil Town. However, at age 28 he was forced to retire due to injury.[2]
His career as a referee began in the 2004–05 season, and he quickly advanced through the levels, before being promoted to the Football League as a referee in the 2012–13 season.[3] He has since refereed over 200 games for the EFL.
For the start of the 2016–17 season, Davies was included as a Select Group 2 referee, which sees him primarily referee in the Championship, for which he has refereed over 80 games.[4]
Davies refereed the National League Play-Off Semi-Final between Mansfield Town and York City on 7 May 2012 which ended 0–1 (after extra time). He also refereed an international friendly between England U20 and Mexico U20, which ended 4:2 on penalties.
Davies was born on 17 March 1975. He is no relative of Andrew Davies, formerly of Middlesbrough and Ross County. Similarly, he is not to be confused with Andy Davies who works as a maintenance technician at Nissan’s Sunderland car manufacturing plant.