Archie Davies

Archie Davies

Davies playing for Whitehawk in August 2017
Personal information
Full name	Archie Daniel Davies [1]
Date of birth	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	St Leonards-on-Sea, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Carlisle United
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2014	Crystal Palace
2014–2017	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2017	→ Whitehawk (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2022	Crawley Town	67	(0)
2022–2023	Aldershot Town	28	(0)
2023–2024	Dundalk	57	(0)
2024–	Carlisle United	40	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:27, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Archie Daniel Davies (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two side Carlisle United.

He played youth football with Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion and had a loan spell from the latter at Whitehawk in 2017. His former clubs also include Crawley Town, Aldershot Town & Dundalk.

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Davies played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 15. He signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017. ^[3]

Davies joined Whitehawk on loan in August 2017, ^[4] and played a total 8 league games for them. ^[2]

Davies made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion, on 25 September 2019 in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup. ^[5]

Davies was released by Brighton in the summer of 2020 upon the expiry of his contract. ^[6]

Crawley Town

Davies signed for Crawley Town on 1 August 2020 following his release from Brighton. ^[7] His first appearance for Crawley on 8 September 2020 in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Gillingham. ^[8] He made his league debut for the club four days later in a 2–0 defeat to Port Vale. ^[8] In total he made 38 appearances across the 2020–21 season. ^[8]

On 10 August 2021, Davies scored his first senior goal with a 95th-minute equaliser in a 2–2 EFL Cup draw Gillingham. Crawley lost the penalty shoot-out despite Davies scoring his penalty. ^{[9] [10]} He made 37 appearances during 2021–22 season. ^[9] Davies was released by Crawley in June 2022. ^[11]

Aldershot Town

On 16 June 2022, it was announced that Davies had joined National League club Aldershot Town on a one-year contract. ^[12]

Dundalk

On 26 January 2023, Davies signed a two-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk. ^[13]

Carlisle United

On 9 July 2024, Davies signed for EFL League Two side Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee. ^{[14] [15]}

Personal life

Davies was born in St Leonards-on-Sea and grew up in St Leonards-on-Sea and Lanzarote before attending Buckswood School. He can speak Spanish. ^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Whitehawk (loan)	2017–18 [2]	National League South	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Brighton & Hove Albion U21	2018–19 [16]	—			—		—		3 [a]	0	3	0
	2019–20 [17]	—			—		—		3 [a]	0	3	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	2019–20 [17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Crawley Town	2020–21 [8]	League Two	34	0	2	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	38	0
	2021–22 [9]		33	0	1	0	1	1	2 [a]	0	37	1
	Total		67	0	3	0	1	1	4	0	75	1
Aldershot Town	2022–23 [18]	National League	28	0	1	0	—		2 [b]	0	31	0
Dundalk	2023 [2]	LOI Premier Division	35	0	3	0	—		5 [c]	0	43	0
	2024 [2]		22	0	—		—		2 [d]	1	24	1
	Total		57	0	3	0	—		7	1	67	1
Carlisle United	2024–25 [2]	League Two	19	1	0	0	1	0	0 [a]	0	20	1
	2025–26 [2]	National League	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			188	1	7	0	3	1	19	1	217	3

1. appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. 4 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League & 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
4. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Individual

• PFAI Team of the Year: 2023

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 24. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
2. Archie Davies at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
3. Howard, Derren (2 October 2019). "Brighton and Hove Albion first team debut for talented young St Leonards footballer". Hastings Observer. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
4. "Seagulls Youngster Loaned To Neighbouring Hawks". Pitchero Non-League. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
5. "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
6. Naylor, Andy (8 June 2020). "'It's gutting to be released now... when you can't say goodbye to your mates'" . The Athletic. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
7. "Dannie Bulman: Football League's oldest player signs new deal at Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
8. "Games played by Archie Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
9. "Games played by Archie Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
10. "Crawley Town 2 Gillingham 2 (Gillingham win 10-9 on penalties): Shootout heartache for Reds in Carabao Cup".
11. "2021/22 RELEASED AND RETAINED LIST". www.crawleytownfc.com. 20 May 2022.
12. "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Davies! | Aldershot Town FC". 16 June 2022.
13. McLaughlin, Gavin (26 January 2023). "ARCHIE ARRIVES AT ORIEL PARK!". Dundalk Football Club. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
14. McLaughlin, Gavin (9 July 2024). "ARCHIE LEAVES ORIEL TO JOIN CARLISLE UNITED". Dundalk Football Club. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
15. "Archie Davies: Carlisle United sign Dundalk defender". BBC Sport. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
16. "Games played by Archie Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
17. "Games played by Archie Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
18. "Games played by Archie Davies in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2022.