Arron Davies
{{short description|British footballer}}
{{For|those of the same or a similar name|Arron Davis|Aaron Davies (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arron Davies
| image = Arron Davies 1.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Davies playing for Exeter City in 2013
| fullname = Arron Rhys Davies
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1993–1997 | youthclubs1 = Cardiff City
| youthyears2 = 1997–2002 | youthclubs2 = Southampton
| years1 = 2002–2004 | clubs1 = Southampton | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2004 | clubs2 = → Barnsley (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2004–2007 | clubs3 = Yeovil Town | caps3 = 101 | goals3 = 22
| years4 = 2007–2010 | clubs4 = Nottingham Forest | caps4 = 32 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2009 | clubs5 = → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010 | clubs6 = Brighton & Hove Albion | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = → Yeovil Town (loan) | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010–2011 | clubs8 = Peterborough United | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2011–2012 | clubs9 = Northampton Town | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2012–2016 | clubs10 = Exeter City | caps10 = 136 | goals10 = 10
| years11 = 2016–2017 | clubs11 = Accrington Stanley | caps11 = 4 | goals11 = 1
| totalcaps = 331 | totalgoals = 39
| nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalteam1 = Wales U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2006 | nationalteam2 = Wales U21 | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2006 | nationalteam3 = Wales | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
Arron Rhys Davies (born 22 June 1984) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made one appearance for the Wales national team.
Early life
Davies was brought up in Llantwit Major, where he attended Llantwit Major Comprehensive School.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015}}
Club career
= Southampton =
Davies joined Southampton's Centre of Excellence at Bath[http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=45 Saints' youth team news update] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192749/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=45 |date=3 March 2016 }} (broken link) before moving up to the Academy. He made his first appearance for the reserves in September 2001 and became a regular for the Saints reserves in the 2002–03 season after moving from the wing to a striking role. Between March and April 2003 he scored 4 times in 5 reserve games, which brought him to the attention of first team manager Gordon Strachan. Strachan named Davies in his initial 20-man squad for the 2003 FA Cup final, however he failed to make the bench. Davies also travelled to Bucharest for Saints' UEFA Cup tie.
Although seemingly on the verge of breaking into the senior team, Davies never made a first team appearance for Southampton. In February 2004, he went on loan to Second Division side Barnsley. On 14 February 2004 he made his debut for Barnsley in a 1–0 loss against Wrexham.
Davies was released by Southampton following the arrival of new manager Harry Redknapp in December 2004.{{cite book |first1=Duncan |last1=Holley |first2=Gary |last2=Chalk | title=In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC |publisher=Hagiology Publishing | year=2003 |isbn=0-9534474-3-X}}
= Yeovil Town =
File:ArronDavies.jpg in 2007]]
On 16 December 2004, Davies moved to League Two side Yeovil Town on a free transfer{{cite news|title=Glovers trial Davies|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/2319196/|work=Sky Sports|date=16 December 2004|access-date=13 July 2012}}{{cite news|title=Glovers trial Davies|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/2319315/|work=Sky Sports|date=15 December 2004|access-date=13 July 2012}}
On 18 December 2004, Davies scored the winning goal on his debut in a 3–2 victory over Leyton Orient. On 29 January 2005, Davies scored in a 3–2 loss against Charlton Athletic in the fourth round of the FA Cup.{{cite news|title=Addicks get past Glovers|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_reaction/0,19764,11065_2462421,00.html|work=Sky Sports |date=29 January 2005 |access-date=13 July 2012}}
In February 2005, Davies scored in four consecutive matches against Chester City, Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town and Northampton Town. Yeovil finished the 2004–05 season as champions of League Two and won promotion to League One.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Davies blossomed during 2005–06, where he scored 8 goals in 39 appearances. On 4 March 2006, he scored a hat-trick against Chesterfield in a 3–0 victory.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4750076.stm |title=Chesterfield 0–3 Yeovil |date=4 March 2006 | work=BBC News}} At the end of the season, Davies signed a new two-year contract with Yeovil, keeping him at the club until 2008.{{cite news|title=Davies stays at Yeovil|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11729/2378456/|work=Sky Sports|date=31 May 2006|access-date=13 July 2012}}
In 2006–07, Davies scored 6 league goals. On 18 May 2007, he scored twice in Yeovil's 5–2 Football League One Play-off semi-final win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. His goals helped Yeovil to a 5–4 aggregate win.{{cite news |last1=Sinnott |first1=John |title=Nottm Forest 2-5 Yeovil |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/6649773.stm |access-date=27 October 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2007}} 27 May 2007, Yeovil lost 2–0 against Blackpool on in the League One Play-off Final.
= Nottingham Forest =
6 July 2007, Davies moved to League One side Nottingham Forest in a combined £1.2m deal with teammate Chris Cohen. On 6 July 2007, he signed a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/6276878.stm|title=BBC Sport – Football – My Club – Nottm Forest – Forest seal deal for Glovers duo}}
Davies missed the start of the 2007–08 season due to injury. 30 October 2007, He made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Oldham. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Crewe Alexandra.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7099993.stm |title=Nott'm Forest 2-0 Crewe |publisher=BBC |date=23 November 2007 |access-date=12 October 2018}} Unfortunately, injuries limited the number of appearances Davies made for The Reds. Forest finished the season in second place and won gained promotion to the Championship.
Davies' appearances were again limited due to injury during the 2008–09 season.
On 1 September 2009, Davies signed on loan with League One side Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the year.{{cite news|title=Davies sent to Seagulls |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/5530603/davies-sent-to-seagulls |work=Sky Sports |date=1 September 2009 |access-date=3 December 2015}} However, after only 7 appearances, Brighton terminated his loan on 2 December 2009.
On 19 January 2010, Davies, along with James Reid, Aaron Mitchell and Joe Heath, had his contract terminated by mutual consent.{{cite news|title=Forest release quartet |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11688/5870735/ |work=Sky Sports |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=13 July 2012}}
= Return to Yeovil =
In January 2010, a proposed move to join his former club, Yeovil Town, collapsed due to FIFA regulations which state that a player "may only play for two clubs in any one season where he has been on contract or a standard loan". This prevented Davies from signing for a third club during the season.{{cite news|title=Yeovil Town are denied the signing of Arron Davies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/8485202.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=3 December 2015}}
To avoid these regulations, Davies signed on non-contract terms with Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 February 2010. Once signed, he was loaned to Yeovil for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|title=Yeovil Town re-sign Wales cap Arron Davies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/8511152.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=11 February 2010 |access-date=3 December 2015}}
= Peterborough United =
On 9 July 2010, Davies was signed by former boss Gary Johnson for Peterborough United on a two-year contract.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8805102.stm |title=Arron Davies signs two-year Peterborough deal |work=BBC Sport |date=9 July 2010 }}
On 7 August 2010, Davies made his debut in a 3–0 win against Bristol Rovers. On 4 September 2010, Davies sustained a hamstring injury in a 1–0 loss against Tranmere Rovers. He was sidelined for three weeks following the match.{{cite news|title=Hamstring blow for Davies |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11719/6363380/ |work=Sky Sports |date=7 September 2010 |access-date=13 July 2012}}
On 2 November 2010, Davies scored his first goal in over three years in a 3–1 win over against Walsall.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9119121.stm |title=Walsall 1 - 3 Peterborough |publisher=BBC |date=2 November 2010 |access-date=12 October 2018}} Peterborough were promoted to the Championship at the end of the season after beating Huddersfield 3-0 in the play-off final.
Davies was transfer listed and then had his contract terminated by mutual consent by new manager Darren Ferguson at the end of the 2010–11 season.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13960516.stm |title=Peterborough United release listed winger Arron Davies |work=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2011 }}
= Northampton Town =
On 30 June 2011, Davies was signed by Gary Johnson for a third time at League Two side Northampton Town.{{cite news|url=http://www.ntfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10425~2366685,00.html |title=Davies is latest new addition |publisher=Northampton Town F.C. |date=30 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705185104/http://www.ntfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10425~2366685%2C00.html |archive-date=5 July 2011 }}
On 6 August 2011, Davies made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Accrington Stanley. On 20 August 2011, Davies scored his first goal in a 3–2 loss against Cheltenham Town.
Gary Johnson was sacked in mid-November 2011 and replaced by Aidy Boothroyd. Under Boothroyd, Davies' first team opportunities were limited.
On 4 July 2012, Davies had his contract terminated with Northampton Town by mutual consent.{{cite news |url=http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers/midfielder-davies-has-cobblers-contract-terminated-1-4018459 |title=Midfielder Davies has Cobblers contract terminated |publisher=Northampton Chronicle & Echo |date=4 July 2012 }}
= Exeter City =
On 5 July 2012, Davies signed with League Two side Exeter City.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18703662 |title=Exeter City sign Northampton winger Arron Davies |work=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2012 }}
On 19 October 2013, Davies scored a spectacular dipping long range effort from the sideline against Scunthorpe United in a 4–0 away victory. The goal was voted by Exeter supporters as the club's goal of the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24504594 |title=Scunthorpe 0–4 Exeter |work=BBC Sport |date=19 October 2013 }}
Davies left Exeter at the end of the 2015–16 season after the club could not afford to offer him a new contract.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36802995 |title=Paul Tisdale says Exeter City wanted to keep Arron Davies and David Noble |work=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2016 |access-date=17 July 2016 }}
= Accrington Stanley =
On 1 August 2016, Davies joined fellow League Two side Accrington Stanley on a one-year contract.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36940898 |title=Arron Davies: Accrington Stanley sign ex-Exeter City midfielder |work=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2016 |access-date=1 August 2016 }} He scored his first goal for Accrington in a 2–1 loss to Exeter City on 20 August 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37067590 |title=Accrington 1–2 Exeter |work=BBC Sport |date=20 August 2016 |access-date=24 October 2016}}
International career
Davies has represented his country at all levels including captaining Wales at under-21 level.
He earned his only senior international cap for Wales as a substitute in a 2–1 friendly victory against Trinidad and Tobago.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/5004566.stm |title=Wales 2–1 Trinidad & Tobago |work=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2006}}
Career statistics
= Club =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Southampton
|2002–03{{Soccerbase season|35031|2002|access-date=12 October 2013}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04{{Soccerbase season|35031|2003|access-date=12 October 2013}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004–05{{Soccerbase season|35031|2004|access-date=12 October 2013}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barnsley (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Yeovil Town
|23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | |
| 2005–06{{Soccerbase season|35031|2005|access-date=12 October 2013}}
|39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 45 | 10 | |
| 2006–07{{Soccerbase season|35031|2006|access-date=12 October 2013}}
|League One |39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|Three appearances and two goals in the Football League One Play-offs and one appearance in the Football League Trophy}} | 2 | 45 | 8 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!101 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 115 | 27 | |
| rowspan="4"|Nottingham Forest
|2007–08{{Soccerbase season|35031|2007|access-date=12 October 2013}} |League One |19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2008–09{{Soccerbase season|35031|2008|access-date=12 October 2013}}
|13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
|League One |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|2009–10{{Soccerbase season|35031|2009|access-date=12 October 2013}} |League One |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Peterborough United
|2010–11{{Soccerbase season|35031|2010|access-date=12 October 2013}} |League One |22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Northampton Town
|2011–12{{Soccerbase season|35031|2011|access-date=12 October 2013}} |League Two |15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| rowspan="5"|Exeter City
|2012–13{{Soccerbase season|35031|2012|access-date=12 October 2013}} |League Two |37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2013–14{{Soccerbase season|35031|2013|access-date=12 October 2013}}
|League Two |32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2014–15{{Soccerbase season|35031|2014|access-date=14 October 2014}}
|League Two |39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2015–16{{Soccerbase season|35031|2015|access-date=3 December 2015}}
|League Two |28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!136 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 10 | |
| Accrington Stanley
|2016–17{{Soccerbase season|35031|2016|access-date=25 February 2019}} |League Two |4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| colspan=3|Career totals
!331 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 383 | 44 |
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= International =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=1|Wales{{NFT|14604|accessdate=25 February 2019}}
|2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Yeovil Town
- League Two: 2004–05{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/arron-davies/47503/ |title=A.Davies |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=7 June 2023}}
Nottingham Forest
- League One runner-up: 2007–08
Peterborough United
- League One play-offs: 2011
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Arron Davies}}
- {{Soccerbase}}
- [http://ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/features/event-photo-galleries.asp?EventId=17 Photo gallery whilst with Wales under-21 team]
- [http://ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/statistics/player_profile.asp?PlayerName=Arron%20Davies&SummaryFlag=True Profile on Yeovil Town fansite]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Arron}}
Category:Footballers from Cardiff
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Wales men's youth international footballers
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Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:Barnsley F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Northampton Town F.C. players
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:Accrington Stanley F.C. players