Gareth Davies (footballer born 1973)

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Personal information
Gareth Davies
Full name	Gareth Melville Davies
Date of birth	December 11, 1973 (1973-12-11) (age 34)
Place of birth	Hereford, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
	Swansea City
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1995 1995–1997 1997 1997–1999 1999–2002 2002–2003	Hereford United Crystal Palace → Cardiff City (loan) Reading Swindon Town Chippenham Town	95 (2) 27 (2) 06 (2) 19 (0) 25 (0) 15 (2)
National team
	Wales U21	08 (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Gareth Davies (born 11 December 1973 in Hereford) is a retired Welsh footballer who played as a central defender. His career was ended prematurely after a long-term knee injury.

Although he was born in England he grew up just across the border in Wales, and represented them at Under 21 level. He joined his local club Hereford United as a trainee and made his debut for the first team in 1992. He was sold to Crystal Palace in 1995 for a £120,000 fee, and was later transferred for £175,000 to Reading.

He first suffered an injury to his knee while playing for Swindon Town, which severely restricted his appearances for the club. He retired from professional football in 2002 and played for Chippenham Town, before retiring from football altogether in 2003.