| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Lloyd Davis | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Fulham | ||
| 2002–2005 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Coventry City | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Northampton Town | 79 | (8) |
| 2011– | Oxford United | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:43, 17 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Liam Lloyd Davis (born 23 November 1986 in Wandsworth, Greater London) is an English footballer currently playing for Oxford United.
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Davis is a predominately left-footed player, a winger who can also operate at left back or behind the front man. His former Northampton Town manager Ian Sampson stated that "He has the ability to take players on and to be a match-winner for us."
Davis joined Coventry City as a 16-year-old trainee from Fulham's Academy. He made his Coventry debut in September 2005, aged 18, in a Football League Championship clash against Hull City at the Ricoh Arena. He then spent the start of the 2006/07 campaign on loan at Football League Two outfit Peterborough United, playing 7 games. He returned to feature in three first-team matches for Coventry under Iain Dowie at the tail-end of the season and signed a new one-year deal at the club in May 2007. He had made rapid progress since arriving in the Midlands, but injuries restricted his progress in the first half of 2007/08. However, an impressive substitute appearance in a 2–1 in over Ipswich Town in December prompted an extended run in the side, both on the left wing and in an unaccustomed role at left-back.
At the end of the 2007/08 season, Davis was told his contract would not be renewed and he was free to find a new club as then manager Chris Coleman did not think he would feature regularly in his plans. Davis then signed for Football League One side Northampton Town on a two-year contract on 6 June 2008.[1] An unfortunate metatarsal injury in Davis's second season restricted him to only 46 appearances in the two seasons but he showed glimpses of his talent through his goals against Grimsby Town[2] and Morecambe[3] during the 2009/10 season. He signed a one-year contract extension in June 2010. The season brought a good cup run which saw Northampton Town beat Premier League giants Liverpool at Anfield, where Davis put in a performance that gained recognition from clubs in higher leagues.[4] On 13 May 2011, it was announced that Davis would be leaving Northampton at the end of his contract.
On July 29 2011, Davis signed a one-year deal with Oxford United.[5]
Statistics correct as of 00:00, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
| Club | Division | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coventry | Championship | 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Championship | 2006–07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Peterborough United (loan) | League Two | 2006–07 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Championship | 2007–08 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Northampton Town | League One | 2008–09 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| League Two | 2009–10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| League Two | 2010–11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Oxford United | League Two | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career totals | 87 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 9 | ||
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