Carly Davies

Carly Davies

Personal information
Date of birth	1986 (age 38–39) [1]
Place of birth	England
Team information
Current team	Nottingham Forest (manager)
Youth career
2001–2004	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2014	Aston Villa	116	(51)
2004–2008	Aston Villa Reserves	11	(6)
2014–2015	Coventry United	3	(1)
2015–2018	Solihull Moors	43	(30)
Total		175	(86)
Managerial career
2020–2021	England U19 (coach)
2021–2022	Aston Villa (coach)
2022–2023	West Bromwich Albion (assistant manager)
2023–	Nottingham Forest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carly Davies (born 1986) is an English football manager and former player who played as a centre-forward. She is the current manager of Women's Super League 2 club Nottingham Forest.

Playing career

Aston Villa

Carly Davies joined Aston Villa in 2001 at the age of 15 before being promoted to the senior team in 2003. ^[1] She made her debut for Aston Villa on 28 November 2004 during a 2–2 draw against Stockport County, ^[2] and she scored her first goal for Aston Villa on 23 January 2005 during a 4–1 win against Curzon Ashton. ^[3] She also played for the Aston Villa Reserves during the 2004–05 and 2008–09 seasons, ^[4] debuting during a 4–0 loss against Birmingham City Reserves on 5 September 2004. ^[5]

She won the 2010–11 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and the 2012–2013 FA WNL Cup with the club. ^[6] She made a total of 130 appearances and scored 59 goals for Aston Villa between 2003 and 2018.

Coventry United

Davies left Aston Villa to join local club Coventry United for the 2014–15 season. ^[7] Alongside Emma Hollingsworth, Davies was ineligibly fielded by Coventry City during two league fixtures in April 2015 against Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest which saw The FA deduct six points from the club. ^[8]

She scored her only goal for Coventry United on 12 April 2015 during the 6–4 win against Huddersfield Town. ^[9]

Solihull Moors

She then joined West Midlands Regional Women's Football League Division One club Solihull in July 2015. ^[10] She debuted for Solihull Moors on 13 September 2015 during the 2–0 victory against Birmingham & West Midlands. ^[11] She scored her first four goals for Solihull on 2015 during the 4–3 win against Peterborough Northern Star. ^[12]

Aged 32, she retired after being substituted due to an injury she sustained during the first-half of the 3–1 loss against Long Eaton United on 2 May 2018. ^[13]

Managerial career

Early coaching roles

Davies gained her UEFA A Licence for coaching in 2020 and previously had coaching roles with England U19, West Bromwich Albion, and Aston Villa between 2020 and 2023. ^{[14] [15]}

Nottingham Forest

She was appointed as the manager of FA Women's National League club Nottingham Forest on 7 August 2023. ^[16]

During the same season in which the club first became professional, she led Nottingham Forest to the 2024–25 FA Women's National League title and also won the 2024–25 FA WNL Cup with the club. ^{[17] [18]}

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Premier League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2003–04 [19]	Premier League National Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2004–05 [4]	Premier League Northern Division	8	2	0	0	0	0	—		8	2
	2005–06 [20]	Premier League Northern Division	8	1	0	0	0	0	—		8	1
	2006–07 [21]	Premier League Northern Division	22	9	0	0	1	0	—		23	9
	2007–08 [22]	Premier League Northern Division	14	7	0	0	1	1	—		15	8
	2008–09 [23]	Premier League Northern Division	10	3	0	0	1	1	—		11	4
	2009–10 [24]	Premier League Northern Division	19	7	0	0	2	1	—		21	8
	2010–11 [25]	Premier League Northern Division	15	14	0	0	1	0	—		16	14
	2011–12 [26]	Premier League National Division	14	3	0	0	2	2	—		16	5
	2012–13 [27]	Premier League National Division	14	5	0	0	6	3	—		14	5
Aston Villa Reserves	2004–05 [4]	(Reserves) Mid / North Division One	9	5	—		—		—		9	5
	2005–06 [20]	(Reserves) Mid / North Division One	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2006–07 [21]	(Reserves) Mid / North Division One	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2007–08 [22]	(Reserves) Mid / North Division One	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
	Total		127	57	0	0	14	8	—		141	65
Coventry United	2014–15 [7]	Premier League Northern Division	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
	Total		3	1	—		—		—		3	1
Solihull Moors	2015–16 [28]	Premier League Midlands Division One	19	17	—		—		1 [a]	0	20	17
	2016–17 [29]	Premier League Midlands Division One	15	10	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	16	10
	2017–18 [30]	Premier League Midlands Division One	9	3	1 [31]	0	1	1	0	0	11	4
	Total		43	30	1	0	1	1	2	0	47	31
Total			175	86	1	0	15	8	2	0	191	97

1. One appearance in FA Women's National League Plate
2. One appearance in FA Women's National League Plate

Personal life

On 13 June 2024, Davies married former Southampton head coach Remi Allen in Dénia, Spain. ^[32]

Honours

As a player

Aston Villa

• FA Women's Premier League Northern Division: 2010–11
• FA WNL Cup: 2012–13

Coventry United

• FA Women's Premier League Northern Division: runners-up 2014–15

As a manager

Nottingham Forest

• FA Women's National League: 2024–25
• FA WNL Cup: 2024–25

References

1. "Villa Ladies player preview: Davies eyes goals in Watford Ladies opener". Aston Villa Football Club. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
2. "Nov 28, Stockport County LFC 2–2 Aston Villa LFC". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
3. "Curzon Ashton LFC 1–4 Aston Villa LFC". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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5. "Sep 5, Aston Villa LFC (Reserves) 0–4 Birmingham City LFC (Reserves)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
6. "2010/11 Northern Division table". FA. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
7. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2014–15)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
8. "Coventry City LFC deducted six points for rule breaches". The Football Association. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
9. "Apr 12, Coventry United 6–4 Huddersfield Town Ladies". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
10. "One-Nil Win Sees Wolves Promoted". 12 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
11. "Sep 13, Birmingham & West Midlands Ladies 0–2 Solihull Ladies". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
12. "Sep 27, Peterborough Northern Star 3–4 Solihull Ladies". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
13. "Solihull Moors Ladies 1–3 Long Eaton United". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
14. "Carly Davies appointed new Albion Women assistant manager". West Bromwich Albion Football Club. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
15. "Villa Women appoint two senior coaches". Aston Villa Football Club. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
16. "Carly Davies appointed Forest Women Head Coach". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
17. "Forest Women crowned league champions". Nottingham Forest F.C. 27 April 2025.
18. "Forest Women win the FA WNL Cup". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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21. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2006–07)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
22. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2007–08)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
23. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2008–09)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
24. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2009–10)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
25. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2010–11)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
26. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2011–12)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
27. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2012–13)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
28. "CARLY DAVIES Player Stats (2015–16)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
29. "SOLIHULL LADIES Results (2016–17)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
30. "SOLIHULL LADIES Results (2017–18)". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
31. "Vixens Through to Next Round of FAWPL Cup". Guiseley Association Football Club. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
32. Davies, Carly (17 June 2024). "About last week". Instagram. Retrieved 27 June 2024.