Steve Davis (footballer born 1965)
Davis in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Peter Davis | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1987 | Crewe Alexandra | 145 | (1) |
| 1987–1991 | Burnley | 147 | (11) |
| 1991–1998 | Barnsley | 107 | (10) |
| 1997 | → York City (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Oxford United (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Oxford United | 35 | (2) |
| 2000 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Northwich Victoria | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | Nantwich Town | ||
| Total | 464 | (26) | |
| National team | |||
| England youth | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 2004–2009 | Nantwich Town | ||
| 2011–2017 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steven Peter "Steve" Davis (born 26 July 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was manager at League Two club Crewe Alexandra from November 2011 until January 2017. At the time of his sacking by Crewe, he was the fourth longest serving manager in the top four divisions of English football.
Born in Birmingham, Davis started his career with Stoke City as an apprentice in 1982 but never made a senior appearance. However, he played more than 140 matches for both Crewe Alexandra and Burnley, making his Crewe debut at the age of 18, and captaining the side aged 19. He was also a key figure in the time he was at Burnley. He then played over 100 games for Barnsley in Division 1, in which they won promotion to the Premier League. He had loan spells at York City and Oxford United, eventually being signed by Division 1 outfit, Oxford United in 1998.
The final years of his playing career saw him in Cheshire with Macclesfield Town, and with Northwich Victoria and Nantwich Town – where he was player-manager of both clubs.
Davis was capped by the England national youth team.
He was appointed as player-manager of Northwich Victoria in June 2003. He resigned in September 2003, after the side were second bottom of the Conference National in the 2003–04 season.
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