Kevin Davies
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| Kevin Davies | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Davies | |
| Date of birth | March 26, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | |
| Height | 6'0 (183 cm) | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1993-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2003 2003 2003- |
Chesterfield Southampton Blackburn Rovers Southampton Millwall (loan) Bolton Wanderers |
129 (22) 25 (9) 24 (1) 82 (10) 9 (3) 111 (25)[1] |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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- This article is about the football player. For the director, see Kevin Davies (director).
Kevin Davies (born March 26, 1977 in Sheffield, England) is an English football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers F.C. as a striker.
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[edit] Biography
Davies originally made his name as a vital part of the Chesterfield F.C. team which heroically reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1997, scoring a hat-trick against current club Bolton Wanderers F.C. at Burnden Park, before losing in controversial circumstances to Middlesbrough F.C..
He moved to Southampton F.C. in May 1997 and, in the 13 months for which he played for them, scored nine league goals. When Blackburn Rovers F.C. signed him for £7.5 million the following season, his potential as a player somewhat overshadowed his form at the club. Making only occasional starts, he scored just one league goal before returning to his previous club, Southampton, in exchange for Egil Østenstad in August 1999.
However, just two league matches into his return at Southampton, he found himself sent off in a defeat against Liverpool F.C., after coming on as a substitute for Mark Hughes. He was unable to get back into the first team and was loaned out to Millwall F.C..
When he trialled with Bolton Wanderers, his Premiership status was retained in July 2003 and renewed in 2004 following a season which saw him win Bolton's Player of the Year awards. A recent deal will allow him to stay at Bolton until 2007 as he is highly regarded by the club and his revived form is seen as a vital component in the Lancashire club's recent progress.
On 26 August 2006 he fractured his cheekbone in a collision with Charlton's Hermann Hreidarsson in which the Iceland international received a straight red card. Later in the same game Davies controversially saw red because of a similar foul with a Charlton player. Bolton tried to appeal against this red card but failed. While he was out of action he made an appearance on Soccer AM. He was expected to be on the sidelines for up to 6 weeks but made his return in the victory over Portsmouth on 25 September.
[edit] Honours
With Southampton
- 2003 F.A. Cup runners up medal (Awarded by club for contributions en route to final)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Source: Bolton Wanderers official site (English)
[edit] External links
- Kevin Davies career stats at Soccerbase
- Photos and stats at sporting heroes.net
| Bolton Wanderers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Al Habsi | 2 Hunt | 4 Nolan | 5 Méïté | 6 Speed | 7 Stelios | 8 Campo | 9 Pedersen | 11 Gardner | 12 Walker | 14 Davies | 16 Teymourian | 17 Fortune | 20 Vaz Té | 21 Diouf | 22 Jääskeläinen | 23 Tal | 24 O'Brien | 25 Faye | 26 Ben Haim | 31 Sinclair | 39 Anelka | 41 Fojut | 42 Smith | 46 Jamieson | Manager: Allardyce |
