Gareth Davies (footballer, born 1983)

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Gareth Davies
Personal information
Full name Gareth Michael John Davies
Date of birth (1983-02-04) 4 February 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2008 Chesterfield 116 (2)
2007 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 5 (0)
2008 Halifax Town 11 (1)
2008–2009 Gainsborough Trinity 0 (0)
2009–2010 Matlock Town 16 (1)
2010–? Boston United 10 (0)
Buxton
?–2013 Matlock Town
2013–2014 Belper Town
2014–201? Handsworth Parramore
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gareth Michael John Davies (born 4 February 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder or full back.

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Career

Davies was born in Chesterfield, England.

Davies transferred to Chesterfield from Buxton in 2001. [2] Whilst playing for Chesterfield F.C. he broke his foot in three places in a pre-season friendly in August 2007, which ruled him out for at least six weeks. [3] He joined Stalybridge Celtic on a month's loan in September 2007 to help his return to first-team football. [4] He made five appearances during his spell with the club. [5] He left Chesterfield by mutual consent in January 2008. [6] He joined York City on trial in February, [7] but joined Halifax Town later that month on a deal until the end of the season. [8] He signed for Gainsborough Trinity in the Conference North in July 2008. [9] He moved to Matlock Town for the 2009/10 season but subsequently joined Boston United in January 2010. [10]

He later had spells with Buxton and Matlock Town.[ citation needed ]

In October 2013 he joined Belper Town from Matlock Town. [11] [12]

In November 2014, Davies moved to Handsworth Parramore. [13] [14]

As of 2016, Davies was playing in the Chesterfield Sunday League. [15]

After football

He formed a health and safety training firm for the construction industry, Essential Site Skills, in 2013 alongside two others, and this company won the Best Advertising Campaign Award at the UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) Excellence Awards in 2018. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. London: Headline. p. 458. ISBN   978-0-7553-1819-3.
  2. ↑ "League Progress".
  3. ↑ "DAVIES SETBACK". Chesterfield FC. 3 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Staylybridge bag Spireites man". BBC Sport. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Gareth Davies". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Davies ends spell at Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  7. ↑ "York let young midfielder Fry go". BBC Sport. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  8. ↑ "Chesterfield defender Gareth Davies signs for Halifax Town". Halifax Courier. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Blues sign Davies". Gainsborough Trinity. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  10. ↑ "United swoop for midfielder Davies". Boston United F.C. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  11. ↑ "PLAYER DEPARTURE - Gareth Davies" . Retrieved 27 July 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Nailers add two to beat injury crisis".
  13. ↑ "Duffield Swoops for Ex Spireite Davies..... - News - Handsworth Parramore FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  14. ↑ https://www.nonleagueyorkshire.com/2014/11/05/handsworth-sign-goal-machine-joynes/
  15. ↑ "Chesterfield Sunday League: Brit go five points clear". 12 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ex-spireite scores top award". 15 August 2018.
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