Liam Davis (footballer)

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Liam Davis
Personal information
Full nameLiam Lloyd Davis
Date of birth (1986-11-23) 23 November 1986
Place of birthWandsworth, London, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionMidfielder, Defender
Club information
Current clubYeovil Town
Number21
Youth career
2001–2002Fulham
2002–2005Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2008Coventry City11(0)
2006→ Peterborough United (loan)7(0)
2008–2011Northampton Town79(8)
2011–2013Oxford United67(3)
2013–Yeovil Town20(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 11 January 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Liam Lloyd Davis (born 23 November 1986 in Wandsworth, Greater London) is an English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town in the Football League Championship.

Playing style

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."

Career

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 29 July 2011, Davis signed a one-year deal with Oxford United.[5]

After spending time on trial with Birmingham City,[6] Davis signed for newly promoted Championship side Yeovil Town on a two year contract.[7] Davis made his Yeovil debut as a second half substitute in their 1–0 victory over Millwall, on 3 August 2013.[8]

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2014.[9]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City
2005–06[10]
 Championship 20000000 20
2006–07[11]
 Championship 30000000 30
2007–08[12]
 Championship 60100000 70
Total 110100000120
Peterborough United (loan)
2006–07[11]
 League Two 70001000 80
Northampton Town
2008–09[13]
 League One 294202010 344
2009–10[14]
 League Two 172100010 192
2010–11[15]
 League Two 332202110 383
Total 798504130919
Oxford United
2011–12[16]
 League Two 442001010 462
2012–13[17]
 League Two 231200020 271
Total 673201030733
Yeovil Town
2013–14[18]
 Championship 201102000 231
Career totals 1841290816020712
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and Play-off matches.

References

  1. ↑ Winger Davis signs for Cobblers BBC Sport. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  2. ↑ Grimsby 1–2 Northampton BBC Sport. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  3. ↑ Northampton 2–0 Morecambe BBC Sport. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  4. ↑ Davis signs new deal www.ntfc.co.uk. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Oxford United swoop for versatile Liam Davis". BBC Sport. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Birmingham have taken former Oxford defender Liam Davis on trial". SkySports. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Liam Davis: Yeovil Town sign former Oxford midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Millwall 0–1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Liam Davis". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Games played by Liam Davis in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Liam Davis in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Games played by Liam Davis in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Games played by Liam Davis in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Games played by Liam Davis in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Games played by Liam Davis in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Games played by Liam Davis in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Games played by Liam Davis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Games played by Liam Davis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 

External links

Yeovil Town F.C. – current squad
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