Billy Davies

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Billy Davies
Personal information
Full name William McIntosh Davies
Date of birth May 31, 1964 (1964-05-31) (age 44)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1982–1984
1986–1987
1987–1990
1990
1990–1993
1993–1998		 Rangers
Elfsborg
St Mirren
Leicester City
Dunfermline Athletic
Motherwell		 013 0(1)
018 0(1)
074 0(5)
006 0(0)
104 (10)
116 0(9)   
Teams managed
1998–2001
2004–2006
2006–2007
2008-		 Motherwell
Preston North End
Derby County

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

William McIntosh "Billy" Davies (born 31 May 1964 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player.


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[edit] Playing career

He started his playing career at the Scottish club Glasgow Rangers where he spent six years before a brief spell with Swedish team IF Elsborg. He later played for St Mirren, Leicester City and Dunfermline Athletic before finishing his playing career with Motherwell.

[edit] Management career

[edit] Motherwell

Davies went on to manage Motherwell and he took them to the brink of European Football but was subsequently sacked after poor form saw Motherwell gain just 3 points from 7 matches at the start of the 2001/2 season.

[edit] Preston North End

Following his dismissal as Motherwell boss, Davies moved south to England and took on the role of assistant manager to Craig Brown at Preston North End. Following Brown's departure in 2004 he was installed as caretaker manager [1] before being given the job on a permanent basis.

Davies took Preston to the brink of the Premier League via the play-offs in May 2005 but lost in the final. Despite a difficult start to the 2005–06 season, Preston went on an unbeaten run, from September until February, which saw them go 22 games unbeaten - equalling the record set in the 1888 season by the double-winning 'Invincibles' side, leading some sections of the media to dub them 'The New Invincibles'. This helped the club qualify for the play-offs for a second successive season although Davies and Preston again failed to win promotion when they were knocked out by Leeds United after losing the semi-final second leg.

Davies' success at Deepdale saw him linked with a number of other jobs. He was interviewed for the position at Charlton Athletic but was unsuccessful[2] and, instead, joined fellow Championship club Derby County in June 2006.[3]

[edit] Derby County

In Davies' first season as Derby manager he led them to third place in the league and then won the play-offs after defeating Southampton and then West Bromwich Albion, ending Derby's five year absence from the top flight. Despite signing a one year extension to his contract, Derby struggled in the Premier League, gaining only six points from fourteen games. After criticising Derby's board for lack of investment, Davies left Pride Park in November 2007, with the club bottom of the league.[4]

[edit] Recent times

Following the resignation of Alex McLeish as Scotland manager, Davies was installed amongst the front runners to take over the job,[5] but withdrew his interest in the position two months later.[6] He has since stated that he would be interested in the vacant managerial post at Hearts. In a few newspapers it has been suggested that Davies was being lined up for the Leicester City job since the departure of Ian Holloway.

Davies has been closely linked with the vacant Assistant Manager's role at Everton,[7][8] although Everton manager David Moyes stated he would wait until the close season to appoint a number 2.

[edit] Managerial honours

[edit] Preston North End 2004-2006

[edit] Derby County 2006-2007

[edit] Manager awards

[edit] Managerial stats

As of 17 November 2007.
Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Motherwell Flag of Scotland October 14, 1998 September 18, 2001 123 41 51 31 33.33
Preston North End Flag of England August 29, 2004 June 2, 2006 101 45 21 35 44.55
Derby County Flag of England June 2, 2006 November 26, 2007 69 31 24 14 44.92
Overall October 14, 1998 Present 293 117 96 80 39.93

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Brown leaves Preston post", BBC Sport, 2004-08-29. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. 
  2. ^ "Charlton opt against Davies moves", BBC Sport, 2006-05-25. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. 
  3. ^ "Davies unveiled as new Derby boss", BBC Sport, 2006-06-02. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. 
  4. ^ "Billy Davies leaves Derby County", BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-12-02. 
  5. ^ "McLeish successor search begins", BBC Sport, 2007-11-27. Retrieved on 2007-11-27. 
  6. ^ "Davies out of race for Scots job", BBC Sport, 2008-01-15. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 
  7. ^ "I beat myself up, so I need help, says Moyes", 2008-03-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. 
  8. ^ "Ex-Derby boss Davies in line for Everton job", 2008-03-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-08. 

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