Gemma Davies

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Gemma Davies
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Kingstanding, Birmingham, England [2]
Team information
Current team
 England U23 (coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2018–2021 Aston Villa
2021–2022 England U19

Gemma Davies (born 1 July 1991) is an English football manager who is the former manager of Aston Villa Women and as of 2023 coaches the England women's under-23 team.

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Early life

Davies began coaching aged 15 for Erdington Ladies under-10 and under-12 youth teams, where her sister played. She later gained an Master of Arts in Sports Science from Loughborough University. [3]

Managerial career

Aston Villa Women

After working towards her UEFA A License and acting as assistant head coach for Birmingham City Women in the 2017–18 WSL 2 season, Davies was appointed head of Aston Villa Women in June 2018, while continuing in her role as Head of Women’s Football at the University of Birmingham. [4] [5]

In the 2019–20 Women's Championship, after gaining two wins from the opening games, Davies was awarded the Manager of the Month award for August 2019. League Managers' Association chair Marieanne Spacey-Cale commented this was due to "the work Gemma and her team has done over the summer, bringing in new signings and technical work on the training pitch...". [6] After the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [7] Davies led Aston Villa in an unbeaten run to promotion to the Women's Super League (WSL), with a record 13 wins and 1 draw. [2] In doing so, she became the youngest head coach in the WSL, [3] and was subsequently awarded the Women's Championship Manager of the Season award. [8]

In May 2021, Davies was sacked as Villa manager in a shock decision, while in competition for the role with then interim manager Marucs Bignot. [9] They were both replaced soon after by former Birmingham City Women manager Carla Ward. [10]

England women youth teams

In October 2021, Davies became the head coach for the England women's under-19 team, beginning with 2022 U19 Championship qualification. [11] In April 2022 she led the team to successful qualification for the final tournament, [12] where they exited in the group stage of the tournament. [13]

In the summer of 2023, Davies joined former footballers Remi Allen and Anita Asante as coaches of the England women's under-23 team. [14]

Managerial honours

Aston Villa Women

Individual

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Evans, Gregg (1 September 2020). "Aston Villa: A women's football revolution". The Athletic . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 Taylor, Louise (2 October 2020). "Aston Villa's Gemma Davies: 'There hasn't been a moment I didn't want to coach'". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Frith, Wilf (19 June 2018). "Aston Villa Ladies appoint Gemma Davies as Head Coach". She Kicks . Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website". Aston Villa FC . 6 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Aston Villa Women: Davies wins Manager of the Month!". Aston Villa FC . 9 September 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Villa Women named Champions and promoted to Super League 🏆". Aston Villa FC . 5 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Gemma Davies and Sian Rogers both receive individual accolades". Aston Villa FC . 27 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Aston Villa: Surprise as WSL club sack head coach Gemma Davies". The Athletic . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (20 May 2021). "WSL: Carla Ward named Aston Villa manager days after leaving Birmingham". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Davies, Callum (15 October 2021). "England WU19s squad named for start of Euro qualifying campaign". England Football. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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  13. ↑ Smith, Frank (3 July 2022). "Match report: England WU19s 0-3 Germany". England Football. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  14. ↑ Sanders, Emma (13 November 2023). "England Under-23s thriving with Wiegman support". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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