Will Davies (footballer)

Will Davies

Davies with Leiston in April 2023
Personal information
Full name	William James Davies [1]
Date of birth	(1999-06-07) 7 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ipswich, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fleetwood Town
Number	9
Youth career
	Ipswich Town
	Woodbridge Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Coplestonians	23	(19)
2018–2023	Leiston	125	(53)
2023	Braintree Town	14	(7)
2023–2024	York City	20	(5)
2024	→ Bromley (loan)	6	(0)
2024–2025	Sutton United	44	(18)
2025–	Fleetwood Town	15	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

William James Davies (born 7 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fleetwood Town. ^[2]

Career

Born in Ipswich, ^[1] Davies spent time in the academy at hometown club Ipswich Town, later moving to Woodbridge Town. ^[3]

Davies began his senior career with Coplestonians in the Suffolk & Ipswich League, scoring 19 goals in 23 appearances during the 2017–18 season. ^[4] In the summer of 2018, Davies signed for Southern League side Leiston, initially playing for their reserves, before making his first-team debut on 16 November 2018 in a 5–1 defeat against King's Lynn Town. ^{[5] [6]} Whilst at Leiston, Davies was the top scorer in the 2020–21 FA Cup, scoring seven times. ^[7] He moved to Braintree Town in July 2023, ^[8] before signing for York City in November 2023 for an undisclosed transfer fee, ^{[9] [10]} moving on loan to Bromley in March 2024. ^[11] After leaving York by mutual consent at the end of the 2023–24 season, ^[12] he signed for Sutton United in June 2024. ^[13]

Davies signed for Fleetwood Town in June 2025, ^[14] for a transfer fee reported to be one of the largest ever received by Sutton. ^[15] After signing, Davies scored three goals in his first two games for the club. ^[16]

References

1. "William James Davies - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
2. Will Davies at Soccerbase
3. "Will Davies". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
4. "William James Davies Player Stats". Full Time FA. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
5. "Now Leiston Lose Davies - The Southern League". southern-football-league.co.uk.
6. "Will Davies". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
7. "Leiston and the FA Cup.. the last 10 years". Leiston F.C. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
8. "Davies heads to Step 2 Braintree Town". www.leistonfc.co.uk.
9. Connell, Kai (15 November 2023). "York City sign Will Davies for undisclosed fee".
10. "York City sign prolific striker Will Davies for an undisclosed fee". York Press. 15 November 2023.
11. "Ravens sign Will Davies on loan from York City". 28 March 2024.
12. Connell, Kai (17 June 2024). "Will Davies contract mutually terminated".
13. "Released York City forward finds new club in Sutton United". York Press. 26 June 2024.
14. "Will Davies joins Fleetwood Town from Sutton United". BBC Sport. 17 June 2025.
15. Team, The Non-League Football Paper (21 June 2025). "Will is a big deal for U's".
16. "Will Davies at the double as Fleetwood beat Bristol Rovers". York Press. 9 August 2025.