Tom Davies (footballer, born 1992)

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Tom Davies

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Christopher Davies [1]
Date of birth	(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Tranmere Rovers
Number	5
Youth career
2001–2005	Manchester United
2005–2008	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Team Northumbria
2013–2014	FC United of Manchester	27	(4)
2014–2015	Fleetwood Town	0	(0)
2014	→ FC United of Manchester (loan)	13	(1)
2014	→ Alfreton Town (loan)	9	(0)
2015	→ Lincoln City (loan)	1	(0)
2015	→ Southport (loan)	9	(0)
2015–2016	Accrington Stanley	32	(1)
2016–2017	Portsmouth	12	(0)
2017–2019	Coventry City	44	(0)
2019–2021	Bristol Rovers	19	(1)
2021	→ Barrow (loan)	12	(1)
2021–	Tranmere Rovers	88	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Christopher Davies (born 18 April 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.

Career

Born in Warrington, England, Davies started his career with local junior side Grappenhall Juniors where he was spotted by Manchester United and Manchester City and invited for trials with both clubs. ^[4] He subsequently signed for Manchester United as an eight-year-old, where he spent four years at the club as a youth player before he was released in 2005. ^{[4] [5]} He later signed for Blackburn Rovers but was released at the age of sixteen having failed to earn a scholarship. ^[5]

Whilst he was at studying at college he had brief spells at non-league sides Warrington Town and Runcorn Town before being offered a football scholarship at Northumbria University. And cameo Preston ^[5] Whilst at University he played for Team Northumbria of the Northern Football League Division Two. ^[5] In his first season with the club he won the League and Cup double, gaining promotion to Division One. ^[5] He also featured in the 2012 Northumberland Senior Cup final at St James' Park scoring twice in a defeat to Newcastle United Reserves on penalties after a 4–4 draw. ^[5] After completing his degree in the summer of 2013, he returned home and signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side FC United of Manchester after impressing on trial. ^[5]

In March 2014, after impressing with FC United he signed for Football League Two side Fleetwood Town on an eighteen-month contract, and was immediately loaned back to his former club until the end of the season. ^[6] He made a total 45 appearances for the FC United, scoring five goals. ^[7] After failing to secure a place in the Fleetwood side, in October 2014 he was loaned to Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal. ^[8] In November 2014 his loan was extended for a further month, in total he made eleven appearances for the club. ^[9] In February 2015, he was sent out on loan again to the Conference Premier, signing for Lincoln City on a one-month loan deal. ^[10] However, he failed to make an impact and only made one appearance as a substitute for Sean Newton in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers. ^[11] In March 2015, he was sent out again to the Conference Premier, signing for Southport on loan until the end of the season. ^[12] He made nine appearances for the Sandgrounders helping them avoid relegation to the National League North. ^[13]

In May 2015, he was released by Fleetwood and signed for Football League Two side Accrington Stanley on a one-year deal. ^[14] He made his professional debut in August 2015 in the 1–1 draw with Luton Town. ^[13] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 win at Cambridge United on 21 November 2015. ^[15]

Coventry City

On 31 August 2017, Davies signed for Coventry City for a nominal fee from Portsmouth, on a two-year deal. ^[16] Davies made his debut on 2 September 2017 in a 0–0 away draw with Chesterfield, ^[17] going on to make another 21 league appearances as Coventry reached the play-offs. Davies featured in the first leg of the semi Final in a 1–1 draw with Notts County ^[18] but failed to appear in the second leg or the final as City beat Exeter City 3–1 in order to return to League One at the first time of asking, securing Davies' second promotion from the division in three seasons. ^[19]

Bristol Rovers

On 11 June 2019, Davies joined fellow League One side Bristol Rovers as he was out of contract with Coventry that summer. ^[20] He made his debut on 3 August 2019, in an opening day 2–0 defeat away at Blackpool. ^[21] He scored his first goal for the club on 12 October 2019 as he impressively volleyed home the only goal of a tight win over Milton Keynes Dons, a win that saw Rovers continue to defy pre-season expectations and go up to 4th in the table. ^[22] Davies returned to first-team action in January 2020 after missing three months with tendinitis, before Davies had to have surgery on his knee in February 2020, causing him to miss the rest of the season. ^[23] In July 2020, manager Ben Garner revealed that Davies would most likely be out until early 2021, revealing that he had needed surgery in the other knee. ^[24] After spending the second half of the 2020–21 season on loan at Barrow, it was announced at the end of the season that Davies would not be having his contract renewed and would be leaving the club after two years. ^[25]

Barrow (loan)

On 18 January 2021, Davies joined League Two side Barrow on loan until the end of the season in a bid to get first team match action as he made his return from injury. ^[26] He made his debut on 30 January 2021, playing the first 74 minutes of a 2–1 defeat to Bradford City. ^[27] Davies' first goal for the club opened the scoring of a vital 3–2 victory over Crawley Town. ^[28]

Tranmere Rovers

On 9 June 2021, Davies joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract. ^[29]

Career statistics

As of end of 2020–21 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC United of Manchester	2013–14 [7]	NPL Premier Division	27	4	1	0	—		4 [a]	0	32	4
FC United of Manchester (loan)	2013–14 [7]	NPL Premier Division	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	Total		40	5	1	0	—		4	0	45	5
Fleetwood Town	2014–15 [11]	League One	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Alfreton Town (loan)	2014–15 [11]	Conference Premier	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
Lincoln City (loan)	2014–15 [11]	Conference Premier	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Southport (loan)	2014–15 [11]	Conference Premier	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Accrington Stanley	2015–16 [13]	League Two	32	1	2	0	1	0	4 [b]	0	38	1
Portsmouth	2016–17 [30]	League Two	12	0	0	0	1	0	2 [b]	0	15	0
	2017–18 [31]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	1	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	16	0
Coventry City	2017–18 [31]	League Two	21	0	3	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	25	0
	2018–19 [32]	League One	23	0	0	0	1	0	1 [d]	0	25	0
	Total		44	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	50	0
Bristol Rovers	2019–20 [33]	League One	19	1	0	0	2	0	1 [d]	0	22	1
	2020–21 [34]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		19	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	22	1
Barrow (loan)	2020–21 [34]	League Two	12	1	—		—		0	0	12	1
Career total			174	8	8	0	5	0	14	0	204	8

1. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in Football League Trophy and Playoffs
3. Appearance in the play-offs
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Portsmouth

• EFL League Two: 2016–17

Coventry City

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2018 ^[19]

References

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4. "FOOTBALLER INTERVIEW". GP Football. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. "Dreams can come true: FC United defender finally makes grade... nine years after Old Trafford rejection". Mancunian Matters. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
6. "Fleetwood Town: Tom Davies joins from FC United of Manchester". BBC Sport. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
7. "Games played by Tom Davies – FC United". FC United. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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9. "Fleetwood duo extend loans". Sky Sports. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
10. "Tom Davies signs one-month loan deal at Lincoln City from Fleetwood Town". Lincolnshire Echo. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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14. "New boy Tom Davies determined to take Accrington Stanley chance". Lancashire Telegraph. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
15. "Cambridge 2–3 Accrington". BBC Sport. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
16. "Sky Blues sign defender Tom Davies from Portsmouth". Coventry City F.C. 31 August 2017.
17. "Chesterfield 0–0 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
18. "Coventry City 1–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
19. "Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
20. "Defender Tom Davies Joins Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
21. "Blackpool 2–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
22. "Bristol Rovers 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
23. "Bristol Rovers defender set to miss rest of season with surgery needed on knee injury". www.bristolpost.co.uk. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
24. "Ben Garner gives update on Tom Davies' injury as Bristol Rovers defender suffers another blow". www.bristolpost.co.uk. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
25. "Retained List for 2021/22 Season Announced". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 May 2021.
26. "Tom Davies completes loan switch to Barrow AFC". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 January 2021.
27. "Bradford City 2–1 Barrow". BBC Sport. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
28. "Barrow 3–2 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
29. "Tom Davies: Tranmere Rovers sign Bristol Rovers defender on one-year deal". BBC. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
30. "Games played by Tom Davies in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
31. "Games played by Tom Davies in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
32. "Games played by Tom Davies in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
33. "Games played by Tom Davies in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
34. "Games played by Tom Davies in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

External links

• Tom Davies at Soccerbase