Kelvin Davis (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Geoffrey Davis | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Luton Town | 91 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Torquay United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Wimbledon | 131 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Ipswich Town | 88 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Sunderland | 33 | (0) |
| 2006–2016 | Southampton | 271 | (0) |
| Total | 618 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kelvin Geoffrey Davis (born 29 September 1976) is a retired English footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most recently for Premier League club Southampton. Born in Bedford, Davis began his career with Luton Town as a youth player in 1991 and remained there until 1999. Davis later played for Wimbledon, Ipswich Town and Sunderland before moving to Southampton in 2006.
Davis was team captain of Southampton from 2009 to 2012, after which he became club captain. Since July 2016, Davis has been working as part of the support staff at Southampton.
Davis was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire and started his career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional in July 1994. He joined Torquay United on loan in September 1994 as cover for the injured Ashley Bayes, making his debut in the 3–3 draw at home to Colchester United on 17 September. He also played in the 2–1 defeat at home to Barnet the following week before returning to Luton. He had a further loan spell, with Hartlepool United in August 1997.
He joined Wimbledon in July 1999 for a fee of £600,000. He joined Ipswich Town on a free transfer in July 2003, where he enjoyed the acclaim of Championship Goalkeeper of the year, helping steer Ipswich to third in the table.
Davis joined Sunderland in June 2005 for a fee of £1.25m, and played in most of their Premier League games in the 2005–06 season, as Sunderland were relegated. Davis had a difficult time at Sunderland, being criticised by fans for some errors made during important games. One of the most obvious was when he was beaten by a 45-yard effort from Matthew Taylor of Portsmouth in October 2005.
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