Grant Davies (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Grant Davies
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1959|10|13}}
| birth_place = Barrow-in-Furness, England
| height =
| position = Central defender
| youthyears1 = 1977–1978
| youthclubs1 = Preston North End
| years1 = 1978–1983
| clubs1 = Newport County
| caps1 = 150
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1983
| clubs2 = → Exeter City (loan)
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 =
| clubs3 = Gloucester City
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 =
| clubs4 = Risca United
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 =
| clubs5 = Cwmbran Town
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 157
| totalgoals = 1
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Wales U17
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
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Grant Davies (born 13 October 1959 in Barrow) is an English born former professional footballer and a youth international for Wales.[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/newport/newport.html Newport County A-Z of transfers]
Career
A centre half, Davies joined Newport County in 1978 from Preston North End, forming a long standing centre half pairing with Keith Oakes. Between 1978 and 1983 Davies made 150 league appearances for Newport, scoring 1 goal during the most successful period in the club's long history. Davies was part of the Newport County team that won promotion to the Football League Third Division, won the 1980 Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.[https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/march/grant-davies-interview/ Grant Davies interview] Davies won the 1982 Newport County player of the year award.[https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1024 Davies player of the year]
In 1983, he had a brief loan spell at Exeter City making 7 league appearances and subsequently retired from professional football to joining the police force.[https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1024 Grant Davies Exeter city profile]
References
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External links
- {{NeilBrownPlayers|player3/grantdavies}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Preston North End F.C. players
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:Gloucester City A.F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Footballers from Barrow-in-Furness
Category:Men's association football central defenders
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