Ben Davies (footballer, born 1981)
Davies playing for Shrewsbury Town in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benjamin James Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Grimsby Town | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Stoke | ||
| 1999–2000 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | 13 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Chester City | 155 | (16) |
| 2006–2009 | Shrewsbury Town | 115 | (30) |
| 2009–2011 | Notts County | 67 | (20) |
| 2011–2014 | Derby County | 75 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Sheffield United | 14 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Portsmouth | 43 | (1) |
| 2016– | Grimsby Town | 25 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:29, 29 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Benjamin James "Ben" Davies (born 27 May 1981) is an English footballer for League Two side Grimsby Town.. Born in Birmingham, Davies began his career with Walsall before dropping into the Football Conference, playing for Kidderminster Harriers and Chester City. Moving back to the Football League he had a spells with Shrewsbury Town, Notts County, Derby County before signing for Sheffield United and then Portsmouth.
A midfielder, Davies began his career with the youth system at Stoke aged fifteen. He then joined Walsall in 1999 as part of their youth team. He had spells with Kidderminster Harriers and Chester City, where he won a Football Conference championship medal in 2004. During his time at the Deva, he was made club captain.
Davies joined Shrewsbury Town two days before turning 25, making his club debut in the 2006–07 opener against Mansfield Town, which finished 2–2. He scored in Shrewsbury's next three matches, going on to net a total of 12 times over the course of the season.
After Davies helped Shrewsbury to seventh position in the league, he suffered an injury in the play-off semi-final against MK Dons, which meant that he missed the 2007 Football League Two play-off Final, and was expected miss to the first half of the 2007–08 season. Davies recovered faster than expected from his Achilles tendon injury, returning for the first team in late November. He played an instrumental role in Shrewsbury's return to winning ways, scoring a stunning free kick and an excellent driven goal in a 4–0 win against Dagenham and Redbridge and also scoring away against Accrington Stanley. Following Stewart Drummond's departure in the January 2008 transfer window, Davies was installed as Shrewsbury's club captain.
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