Sol Davis
{{short description|English footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sol Davis
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cheltenham, England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| position = Left back
| currentclub = Kettering Town
| clubnumber =
| clubs1 = Swindon Town
| clubs2 = Luton Town
| clubs3 = → Peterborough United (loan)
| clubs4 = Milton Keynes Dons
| clubs5 = → Kettering Town (loan)
| clubs6 = Kettering Town
| clubs7 = Arlesey Town
| clubs8 = Warminster Town
| years1 = 1997–2002
| years2 = 2002–2009
| years3 = 2007
| years4 = 2009–2010
| years5 = 2009–2010
| years6 = 2010–2012
| years7 = 2012
| years8 = 2015–
| caps1 = 116
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 199
| goals2 = 3
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 0
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 58
| goals6 = 0
| caps7 =
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}}
Sol Sebastian Davis (born 4 September 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Arlesey Town.
Career
Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Davis is a left-back who played over 130 times for Swindon Town before being transferred to Luton Town in August 2002, bought by then manager Joe Kinnear.
Davis was named Players' Player of the Year following the club's League One winning campaign in 2004–05 in which Davis scored twice – his first ever goals in professional football.
At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, Davis found himself out of favour with new Luton boss Kevin Blackwell and was subsequently placed on the transfer list. Davis joined League Two side Peterborough United on a two-month loan on 24 September 2007,{{cite news
| title = Davis agrees two-month Posh move
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/7011099.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 24 September 2007
| accessdate = 28 October 2007}} but returned to Luton in early October due to injury.{{Cite news |url=http://world.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10427~1130435,00.html |title=Davis Returns To Hatters |date=8 October 2007 |access-date=28 October 2007 |publisher=Peterborough United FC}} After Blackwell's departure, Davis was immediately recalled to the side by new manager Mick Harford, but could not prevent Luton's relegation to League Two.
In the 2008–09 season, Davis made 24 league appearances for Luton as the Hatters were relegated out of The Football League. He was not offered a new contract at the end of the year, and was released on 27 May 2009.{{Cite news |url=http://world.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1670246,00.html |title=Hatters release quintet |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=27 May 2009 |publisher=Luton Town F.C |df=dmy-all}} Davis played a total of 229 games in all competitions for Luton over the course of seven seasons, and was a highly popular player with the fans at Kenilworth Road.
On 17 July 2009, Davis joined Grimsby Town on trial. Later that day he played in the club's 3–2 South West Challenge Cup victory over Yeovil Town.{{cite web|url=http://world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1725963,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405092034/http://world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1725963,00.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 April 2018|title=Grimsby Town – News – Latest News – Latest News – Hey Arnold!|website=world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk|accessdate=4 April 2018}}
In August 2009 he signed short-term contract with Milton Keynes Dons.{{Cite news |url=http://world.mkdons.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10420~1745015,00.html |title=Dons recruit defender Davis |date=6 August 2009 |access-date=6 August 2009 |publisher=Milton Keynes Dons F.C.}}
Following that, in November 2009, he joined Kettering Town on loan by appointment of manager-player Lee Harper, alongside MK Dons midfielder Ritchie Partridge.{{cite news
| title = Busy day for Harper
| url = http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=62623
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714192147/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=62623
| url-status = usurped
| archive-date = 14 July 2011
| publisher = Non-League Daily
| date = 27 November 2009
| accessdate = 27 November 2009}}
Along with 3 other players he was released by MK Dons at the end of his contract on 30 June 2010.{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/8682914.stm
|title= MK Dons sign Gary MacKenzie, release four
|date=14 May 2010
|accessdate=15 May 2010
|publisher=BBC Sport}}
One day later, Davis signed permanently on a two-year contract for Kettering.{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kettering_town/8688428.stm
|title= Kettering boss Lee Harper and squad members agree deals
|date=18 May 2010
|accessdate=27 January 2011
|publisher=BBC Sport}}
In the summer of 2012, Davis spent pre-season training with Hinckley United playing in several friendly games.
Davis joined up with former teammates Shane Blackett and Nathan Abbey at Southern League side Arlesey Town in 2012.
Stroke
On 28 October 2006, it was revealed that Davis had suffered a stroke whilst travelling to his team's match at Ipswich Town on the next day. He was taken into the specialist unit at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/6096954.stm | work=BBC News | title=Luton defender Davis has stroke | date=29 October 2006}} The squad had been on their way to the Belstead Brook hotel in Ipswich on Saturday when Davis lost feeling in his left side and this was affecting his speech. Davis however returned to action and started in the game against Cardiff City on 1 January 2007.
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/6096954.stm BBC report on Sol Davis' stroke]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Sol}}
Category:Footballers from Bath, Somerset
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Swindon Town F.C. players
Category:Luton Town F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
Category:Arlesey Town F.C. players
Category:Kettering Town F.C. players
Category:Warminster Town F.C. players