Tom Davies (footballer, born 1992)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Christopher Davies[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 April 1992||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Accrington Stanley | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2005 | Manchester United | ||
2005–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Team Northumbria | ||
2013–2014 | F.C. 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– | Accrington Stanley | 32 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 20 May 2016 (UTC) |
Thomas Christopher Davies (born 18 April 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Defender for Accrington Stanley.
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.[3] He subsequently signed for shite Manchester United as an eighty-year-old, where he spent four years at the club as a youth player before he was released in 2005.[3][4] He later signed for Blackburn Rovers but was released at the age of sixteen having failed to earn a scholarship.[4]
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 [4] Whilst at University he played for Team Northumbria of the Northern Football League Division Two.[4] In his first season with the club he won the League and Cup double, gaining promotion to Division One.[4] 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.[4] 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.[4]
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.[5] He made a total 45 appearances for the FC United, scoring five goals.[6] 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.[7] In November 2014 his loan was extended for a further month, in total he made eleven appearances for the club.[8] In February 2015, he was sent out on loan again to the Conference Premier, signing for Lincoln City on a one-month loan deal.[9] 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.[10] In March 2015, he was sent out again to the Conference Premier, signing for Southport on loan until the end of the season.[11] He made nine appearances for the Sandgrounders helping them avoid relegation to the National League North.[12]
In May 2015, he was released by Fleetwood and signed for Football League Two side Accrington Stanley on a one-year deal.[13] He made his professional debut in August 2015 in the 1–1 draw with Luton Town.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 win at Cambridge United on 21 November 2015.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 January 2016.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC United of Manchester | 2013–14[6] | NPL Premier Division | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
FC United of Manchester (loan) | 2013–14[6] | NPL Premier Division | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 45 | 5 | |||
Fleetwood Town | 2014–15[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alfreton Town (loan) | 2014–15[10] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Lincoln City (loan) | 2014–15[10] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Southport (loan) | 2014–15[10] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Accrington Stanley | 2015–16[12] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Career total | 73 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 6 |
- ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
References
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External links
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1992 births
- Living people
- F.C. United of Manchester players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- The Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- Association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Warrington