Scott Davies (footballer, born 1987)

Scott Davies

Davies playing for Fleetwood Town in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Scott David Davies [1]
Date of birth	(1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 (age 36) [2]
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2005	Morecambe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Morecambe	16	(0)
2010–2015	Fleetwood Town	150	(0)
2014	→ Morecambe (loan)	10	(0)
2015	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	19	(0)
2015–2022	Tranmere Rovers	238	(0)
Total		433	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott David Davies (born 23 February 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Davies began his career at Morecambe in the Conference Premier. In 2010, he moved to local rival Fleetwood. He spent time on loan at Morecambe in his fourth season, before spending half of the season at Fleetwood's other local rival Accrington Stanley in 2015.

Early life

Davies was born in Blackpool, Lancashire ^[2] and attended Cardinal Allen Catholic High School.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Morecambe

Early career

Playing in the position of goalkeeper, he was a product of the club's Youth Academy, making the step up in 2005. Davies then had a trial period at Crewe Alexandra during the summer of 2006; ^[3] however, a deal broke down when a transfer fee could not be agreed. His debut in a competitive first-team match for Morecambe came in the 1–0 Football League Trophy defeat at home to Bradford City on 22 November 2005, coming on in the second half as substitute for Ryan Robinson, who suffered an injury. ^[4]

On 7 May 2007, during Morecambe's Conference National play-off semi-final second leg match at home to York City, fellow Morecambe goalkeeper Steven Drench fouled York City's Clayton Donaldson in the 19th minute and conceded a penalty kick, Drench also suffered a major injury during this collision and Davies was forced to come to face the penalty, which Steve Bowey converted, leaving Morecambe 1–0 down on aggregate, but two goals from Wayne Curtis put Morcambe through to the final, winning 2–1 on aggregate. ^[5] Drench was ruled out of the Final, so Sammy McIlroy signed Preston North End goalkeeper Chris Neal on a short-term loan to provide cover and competition for Davies. ^[6]

On 20 May 2007 Davies was picked in the starting line up ahead of Neal for the 2007 Conference National play-off final at Wembley Stadium against Exeter City. The game did not start well for Davies and Morecambe though when Lee Phillips scored in the eighth minute, but when the game progressed both Davies and Morecambe improved their performance, with Davies showing some good shot stopping skills and Morecambe scoring first Garry Thompson in the 42nd minute and Danny Carlton who scored a late goal in the 82nd minute. Davies came under pressure in the closing stages of the match, but kept his cool and did not let the ball into the net. The final score was Exeter City 1–2 Morecambe, with Morecambe earning promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's 87-year history. ^[7]

Football League

On 11 July 2007 Ronnie Jepson confirmed that the young goalkeeper was on trial at Gillingham with a view to a permanent deal, ^[8] but after Jepson signed goalkeeper Derek Stillie for Gillingham, Davies returned to Christie Park and signed a new one-year contract with the Football League newcomers. ^[9] On 1 March 2008, Davies made his Football League debut in the 4–0 defeat to Grimsby Town. ^[10] On 3 June 2010 he left Morecambe to seek regular first team football.

Fleetwood Town

In June 2010 Davies signed for newly promoted Conference team Fleetwood Town. ^[11] He was born and raised and lives near to Fleetwood, and went to high school in Fleetwood. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Crawley Town when Danny Hurst dislocated his shoulder in the second minute. He replaced Hurst and played in the 4–1 win over Kettering Town. Hurst left Fleetwood at the end of 2010–11 season and Davies replaced him as Fleetwood's number one choice goalkeeper.

Tranmere Rovers

On 30 June 2015, Davies signed for newly relegated National League club Tranmere Rovers on a one-year contract. ^[12] After three years in this league, Davies and Tranmere were promoted to the EFL after a 2–1 win against Boreham Wood in 2018. Tranmere played 89 minutes with 10 men, after Liam Ridehalgh was dismissed for a dangerous tackle. ^[13] After their first year back in the football league, Tranmere secured a spot at Wembley in the Playoff final after beating rivals Forest Green Rovers 2–1 on aggregate ^[14] Davies won back to back promotions with Tranmere after beating Welsh side Newport County 1–0 in injury time ^[15]

Davies was named as captain ^[16] at the start of the 19/20 campaign after the departure of former captain Steve Mcnulty to York City. In October 2019 he signed a new contract with the club, until 2022. ^[17]

In January 2022 it was announced he would be retiring from professional football at the end of his contract. ^[18]

Honours

Morecambe

• Conference National play-offs: 2007 ^[7]

Fleetwood Town

• Conference Premier: 2011–12 ^[19]

Tranmere Rovers

• National League play-offs: 2018 ^[13]
• EFL League Two play-offs: 2019 ^[20]
• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2020–21 ^[21]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 108. ISBN   978-1-84596-601-0.
3. Mention of Crewe Alexandra trial, 30 June 2006: Vitalfootball.
4. Scott Davies profile Archived 23 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine at Morecambe F.C.
5. "Morecambe 2–1 York (2–1 agg)". BBC Sport. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
6. "Morecambe bring in keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
7. "Exeter 1–2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
8. "Davies on trial with the Gills". BBC Sport. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
9. "Shrimps keeper signs new contract". BBC Sport. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
10. "Morecambe 0–4 Grimsby". BBC Sport. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
11. "Fleetwood Town sign ex-Morecambe keeper Scott Davies". BBC Sport. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
12. "Scott Davies: Tranmere sign Fleetwood goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
13. Freeman, Jay (12 May 2018). "Boreham Wood 1–2 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
14. "Tranmere heading for Wembley final after edging out Forest Green". The Guardian. Press Association. 13 May 2019. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 12 October 2019.
15. "Tranmere promoted to League One!". tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
16. "Tranmere goalkeeper Scott Davies "massively proud" to become captain". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
17. "Scott Davies: Tranmere Rovers captain signs new two-and-a-half-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 October 2019.
18. "A message from Scott Davies - News - Tranmere Rovers Football Club". tranmererovers.co.uk. 5 January 2022.
19. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 626, 644–645. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
20. Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
21. Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

External links

• Scott Davies at Soccerbase