Scott Davies (footballer, born 1988) explained

Scott Davies
Fullname:Scott Myles Edward Davies[1]
Birth Date:10 March 1988
Birth Place:Aylesbury, England
Position:Defender, midfielder
Currentclub:Slough Town (player-manager)
Clubnumber:14
Youthyears1:?–2001
Youthclubs1:Watford
Youthyears2:2001–2002
Youthclubs2:Wycombe Wanderers
Youthyears3:2002–2006
Youthclubs3:Reading
Years1:2006–2011
Clubs1:Reading
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Yeading (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2007–2008
Clubs3:Aldershot Town (loan)
Caps3:28
Goals3:9
Years4:2008–2009
Clubs4:Aldershot Town (loan)
Caps4:41
Goals4:13
Years5:2009–2010
Clubs5:Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
Caps5:15
Goals5:3
Years6:2010
Clubs6:Yeovil Town (loan)
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:2010
Clubs7:Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
Caps7:8
Goals7:1
Years8:2011
Clubs8:Bristol Rovers (loan)
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Years9:2011–2012
Clubs9:Crawley Town
Caps9:20
Goals9:2
Years10:2011–2012
Clubs10:Aldershot Town (loan)
Caps10:8
Goals10:1
Years11:2013–2014
Clubs11:Oxford United
Caps11:34
Goals11:1
Years12:2014–2015
Clubs12:Dunstable Town
Caps12:30
Goals12:3
Years13:2015–2016
Clubs13:Wealdstone
Caps13:53
Goals13:4
Years14:2016–2017
Clubs14:Oxford City
Caps14:42
Goals14:3
Years15:2017–2018
Clubs15:Chelmsford City
Caps15:30
Goals15:3
Years16:2018–2019
Clubs16:Slough Town
Caps16:38
Goals16:0
Years17:2019
Clubs17:Kingstonian
Caps17:5
Goals17:1
Years18:2019
Clubs18:Harlow Town
Caps18:9
Goals18:1
Years19:2019–
Clubs19:Slough Town
Caps19:126
Goals19:8
Years20:2020
Clubs20:Biggleswade Town (loan)
Caps20:1
Goals20:0
Years21:2020
Clubs21:Staines Town (loan)
Caps21:1
Goals21:0
Years22:2020
Clubs22:Biggleswade Town (loan)
Caps22:8
Goals22:0
Years23:2021
Clubs23:Beaconsfield Town (loan)
Caps23:1
Goals23:0
Years24:2022
Clubs24:Risborough Rangers (loan)
Caps24:1
Goals24:0
Years25:2023
Clubs25:Bracknell Town (loan)
Caps25:0
Goals25:0
Nationalyears2:2009–2010
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2022–
Managerclubs1:Slough Town
Club-Update:18:50, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Scott Myles Edward Davies (born 10 March 1988) is an Irish professional football manager and player who plays as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Slough Town.

Career

Early career

Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and attending Aylesbury Grammar School, Davies started his career with Watford's youth system after being spotted whilst playing for the Aylesbury senior team.

In 2001, he moved to Wycombe Wanderers before moving to Reading in 2002. In September 2006, Davies joined Conference South side Yeading on loan,[2] scoring the winning goal away at Ramsgate which saw Yeading go on to face Nottingham Forest.

Aldershot Town (loan)

Davies joined Aldershot Town on loan in summer 2007. He was given the number 16 shirt. He made his professional debut in the 2–1 win over Kidderminster Harriers on 11 August 2007, he also scored his first goal in the game. He then scored both goals in a 2–1 win over Histon.

At the end of 2007–08 season, Aldershot were promoted. He also won the Conference National goal of the season, with his injury time goal against Torquay United.[3] Davies joined Aldershot for the second time on 23 July 2009.

He made his first Football League appearance in a 3–2 win over Bradford City on 30 August 2009,[4] he also scored his first goal of the season.

Reading

He made his debut for Reading against Nottingham Forest on 8 August 2009. He made four more appearances before leaving on loan.

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 16 October 2009, Davies signed a one-month loan deal with Wycombe Wanderers,[5] making his debut in the 1–1 home draw with Colchester United on 17 October.[6] In his third appearance, he scored two goals in their 3–2 home defeat against Walsall.[7] On 4 January 2010 his loan was extended until 16 January.[8] On 16 March he joined Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal,[9] playing four games for the club before returning to Reading.

On 9 September 2010 Davies returned to Wycombe on a three-month loan deal.[10]

Crawley Town

Davies was released by Reading at the end of the 2010–11 season and on 31 May 2011, he signed for League Two side Crawley Town on a free transfer.[11] He made his debut against Macclesfield Town in a 2–0 win but after failing to get regular first team football he joined Aldershot Town on loan on 27 October 2011.[12] He scored his first and only goal for Aldershot in a 2–1 loss to Gillingham on 19 November 2011.[13] After playing just one game during the 2012–13 season Davies had his contract at Crawley terminated by mutual consent on 31 December 2012.[14]

Oxford United

Davies was signed on non-contract terms by Oxford United on 1 March 2013. Manager Chris Wilder said of him "He's a player we think is definitely worth a look at. He has a very good pedigree and is someone we have kept an eye on for a while now so we are delighted that he has signed for us."[15] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat at former club Aldershot Town on 1 April 2013.[16] On 17 May 2013, Davies confirmed via his Twitter account that he had agreed a new one-year deal with the club, keeping him at Oxford until the end of the 2013–14 season.[17] Davies was later released at the end of the contract and signed for Dunstable Town.[18]

Non-League

During the summer of 2016, Davies joined Oxford City where he was named as captain.[19]

On 30 May 2017, Davies signed for fellow National League South club Chelmsford City.[20] On 19 March 2018, Davies left the club.[21]

In the same month, Davies joined Slough Town. During his time at Slough, Davies helped the club to win promotion to the National League South via the Southern League play-off's. In February 2019, Davies left the club to sign for Kingstonian.[22] In March 2019, after five games with Kingstonian, Davies joined Harlow Town owing to a managerial change at Kingstonian. On 9 March 2019, Davies made his debut for Harlow in a 3–1 home win against Kingstonian.[23] Davies re-joined Slough in July 2019.[24]

On 4 February 2020, Davies along with his teammate Louis Soares joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Biggleswade Town on loan.[25] [26]

The following week he joined Staines Town on dual registration.[27] [28]

Davies also joined Bracknell Town on dual registration in March 2023 but did not make any appearances.[29]

Coaching and management career

On 23 November 2022, Davies was appointed manager of Slough Town having taken on the role of caretaker manager the previous week.[30]

International career

Davies was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad to face Germany on 10 February 2009.[31] However, he was an unused substitute in the 1–1 draw.[32]

Personal life

Davies has studied for a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting,[33] and has written for The Non-League Paper.[34] He has written about his long term gambling addiction from early in his career to 2015 where he estimates he lost over £200,000 whilst gambling, and his subsequent work educating other footballers around this subject.[35]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading2006–07Premier League00000000
2007–08Premier League00000000
2008–09Championship0000000000
2009–10Championship40001050
2010–11Championship0000000000
Total4000100050
Yeading (loan)2006–07[36] Conference South10110021
Aldershot Town (loan)2007–08Conference Premier2891030329
2008–09League Two41133000114514
Total69224000417723
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)2009–10League One1532100174
Yeovil Town (loan)2009–10League One400040
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)2010–11League Two811011102
Bristol Rovers (loan)2010–11League One7070
Crawley Town2011–12League Two202001000212
2012–13League One0000001010
Total202001010222
Aldershot Town (loan)2011–12League Two813000111
Oxford United2012–13League Two1210000131
2013–14League Two220510010281
Total341510010402
Dunstable Town2014–15Southern League
Premier Division
3033142376
Wealdstone2014–15Conference South111111
2015–16National League South4234140504
Total5344140615
Oxford City2016–17National League South4232030473
Chelmsford City2017–18National League South3034050393
Slough Town2017–18[37] Southern League
Premier Division
1300020150
2018–19National League South2507030350
Total3807050500
Kingstonian2018–19[38] Isthmian League
Premier Division
5151
Harlow Town2018–19[39] Isthmian League
Premier Division
9191
Slough Town2019–20National League South2612031312
2020–21National League South00000000
2021–22National League South3410030371
2022–23National League South4130020433
2023–24National League South2537110334
Total1268919114410
Biggleswade Town (loan)2019–20Southern League
Premier Division Central
1010
Staines Town (loan)2019–20Isthmian League
South Central Division
1010
Biggleswade Town (loan)2020–21Southern League
Premier Division Central
802010110
Beaconsfield Town (loan)2021–22Southern League
Premier Division South
10001020
Risborough Rangers (loan)2022–23Spartan South Midlands FL
Premier Division
10000010
Bracknell Town (loan)2022–23Southern League
Premier Division South
00000000
Career total515534562039560164

Honours

Aldershot Town:

2008

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 . 2010 . Mainstream Publishing . 978-1-84596-601-0 . 108 .
  2. Web site: Royals Midfielder joins Ding on loan . Yeading F.C . 17 March 2013.
  3. News: Player Profile: Scott Davies (on loan from Reading) . TheShots.co.uk . 11 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105055100/http://www.theshots.co.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?season=2008%2F2009&squadno=7190# . 5 January 2009 . dead.
  4. News: Aldershot 3–2 Bradford. BBC Sport. 30 August 2008. 30 August 2008.
  5. News: Wycombe snap up Davies. Sky Sports. 16 October 2009.
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8295543.stm Wycombe 1 – 1 Colchester
  7. Web site: Wycombe 2–3 Walsall. BBC Sport. 31 October 2009. 6 November 2009.
  8. Web site: Wycombe extend Davies loan. Sky Sports. 4 January 2010.
  9. News: Yeovil Town sign Reading midfielder Scott Davies. BBC Sport. 16 March 2010. 14 September 2010.
  10. News: Reading's Scott Davies makes Wycombe loan return. BBC Sport. 9 September 2010. 14 September 2010.
  11. News: Crawley win Davies chase . Sky Sports . 31 May 2011 . 31 May 2011.
  12. News: Crawley's Scott Davies rejoins Aldershot Town on loan . 27 October 2011 . BBC . 8 October 2012.
  13. News: Aldershot 1-2 Gillingham . BBC Sport . 14 January 2014.
  14. Web site: Scott Davies departs . Crawley Town FC . 31 December 2012.
  15. Web site: Midfielder in for the U's . Oxford United FC . 1 March 2013 . 1 March 2013.
  16. Web site: Aldershot 3 Oxford Utd 2 . BBC Sport . 1 April 2013 . 2 April 2013.
  17. Web site: Delighted to have signed a one year contract today with OUFC. . Twitter . 17 May 2013.
  18. Web site: Scott Davies . Dunstable Town F.C. . 15 August 2014.
  19. Web site: S. Davies: Summary . Soccerway . Perform Group . 15 March 2022.
  20. Web site: Football Club Sign Scott Davies From Oxford City. Chelmsford City. 30 May 2017. 1 August 2017.
  21. Web site: Davies moves on. Claret Army. 19 March 2018. 19 March 2018.
  22. Web site: Scott Davies. Slough Town F.C.. 15 March 2019.
  23. Web site: Hawks sign midfielder Davies. Harlow Town F.C.. 8 March 2019. 15 March 2019.
  24. Web site: Scott Davies.
  25. News: Nunny brings in two . 4 February 2020 . BetVictorSouthern.co.uk . 4 February 2020.
  26. https://www.betvictorsouthern.co.uk/Player-Display/87284/2019/2020
  27. https://www.betvictoristhmian.co.uk/four-more-swans-61094 Four more Swans!
  28. Web site: Staines Town Appearances Scott Davies 2019–2020 . footballwebpages.co.uk . Football Web Pages . 15 March 2022 .
  29. https://southern-football-league.co.uk/player-display/109551/2022/2023
  30. Web site: Rebels appoint Scott Davies as manager. sloughtownfc.net. 23 November 2022. 25 November 2022.
  31. News: Davies receives Ireland U21 call. TeamTalk.com. 10 February 2009. 11 February 2009.
  32. News: Michael Spillane equaliser claims U21s a deserved draw against Germany. FAI.ie. 10 February 2009. 11 February 2009.
  33. Web site: Former Oxford United midfielder Scott Davies delighted to have his love for football again – and not gambling. Oxford Mail. 20 May 2016. 1 August 2017.
  34. Web site: Scott Davies. The Non-League Paper. 1 August 2017.
  35. Web site: This footballer lost over £200,000 to gambling. Now he helps others who are struggling. 22 August 2018. BBC. 23 August 2018.
  36. Web site: Scott Davies Profile . aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk . Aylesbury United F.C. . 15 March 2022 .
  37. Web site: Scott Davies . sloughtownfc.net . Slough Town F.C. . 15 March 2022 .
  38. Web site: Scott Davies Appearances . kingstonian.com . Kingstonian F.C. . 15 March 2022 .
  39. Web site: Scott Davies . harlowtownfootballclub.co.uk . Harlow Town F.C. . 15 March 2022 .