Andy Davies (referee)

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Andy Davies
Full name Andy Davies
Born Hampshire, England
Other occupation Professional Footballer
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2012– The Football League [1] Referee

Andy Davies is an English football referee from Hampshire, known for being the only referee in the EFL who formally played for a football team.

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Career

Davies began his career as a professional footballer, and had spells at Gillingham, Portsmouth and Yeovil Town. However, at age 28 he was forced to retire due to injury. [2] [3]

His career as a referee began in the 2004–05 season, and he quickly advanced through the levels, before being promoted to the Football League as a referee in the 2012–13 season. [4] He has since refereed over 200 games for the EFL.

For the start of the 2016–17 season, Davies was included as a Select Group 2 referee, which sees him primarily referee in the Championship, for which he has refereed over 80 games. [3]

Matches

Davies refereed the National League Play-Off Semi-Final between Mansfield Town and York City on 7 May 2012 which ended 0–1 (after extra time). He also refereed an international friendly between England U20 and Mexico U20, which ended 4:2 on penalties.

Personal life

Davies was born on 17 March 1975. He is no relative of Andrew Davies, formerly of Middlesbrough and Ross County. Similarly, he is not to be confused with Andy Davies who works as a maintenance technician at Nissan’s Sunderland car manufacturing plant.

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References

  1. ↑ "Referee Appointments". EFL. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Referee – Andy Davies". SCFC2. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Profiles: EFL Select Group 2 referees". EFL. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Andy Davies". EFL. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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