Harry Spencer Davis (born 24 September 1991) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Davis has previously played for

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

, St Mirren,

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and Scunthorpe United. Early in his career, he was loaned by Crewe to

Nantwich Town Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed ''The Dabbers'', a reference to the town's tanning industry. They currently compete in and pla ...

, Stafford Rangers and

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Career

Crewe Alexandra

Davis was born in

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, Lancashire. After progressing through the club's academy, he made his first-team debut for

on 8 May 2010, in a 1–0 defeat to

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on the final day of the 2009–10 season. Before making his Crewe debut he enjoyed a short loan spell at

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team

. He was given his first professional contract in May 2010. In August 2010 he joined Stafford Rangers of the

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on a one-month loan, along with teammate

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. His second game for the club came on the final day of the following season, also against Bradford. Crewe won the game 5–1 at

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. He started in the first game of the following season, a 3–0 defeat away to

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

. He began to feature regularly under manager

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and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to

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on 8 October 2011. A few games later he scored in a 1–0 away win to

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

. On 10 November 2011, Gradi stepped down as manager of Crewe, with Harry's father

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taking over as manager. After scoring penalties in a 1–0 win against Bradford, a 3–0 win against

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and in a 1–1 draw against

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, Davis helped Crewe to reach the 2012 League Two play-off Final at

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, which Crewe won 2–0 against Cheltenham and were promoted to

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. The following year, he was part of Crewe's winning side in the 2013 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley. In January 2015, Davis signed a 2½-year contract to remain at Crewe. He was announced as club

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for the 2015–16 season. At the end of this contract, Crewe announced that Davis had been released by the club.

St Mirren

On 31 January 2017, Davis signed on loan with

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side St Mirren until the end of the 2016–17 season, and scored on his debut in a 2–2 draw at

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. Davis suffered a knee injury in St Mirren's 3–2 win over

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in the Scottish Championship on 15 March 2017, after scoring his third goal for the club, and was set to return to Crewe for treatment. He signed on a permanent basis with St Mirren on 1 August 2017. Davis helped St Mirren win the 2017–18 Scottish Championship, but decided to leave at the end of the season for family reasons.

Grimsby Town

Davis signed an initial one-year-deal with

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side

on a free transfer on 7 June 2018. He was released by Grimsby Town on 21 May 2020.

Morecambe

Davis signed for

on 2 August 2020 on a one-year deal following his release from

Scunthorpe United

On 30 June 2021, Davis joined

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side Scunthorpe United on a one-year deal, making 17 appearances and scoring twice.

AFC Fylde

On 28 January 2022, Davis joined

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side

on a free transfer.

Style of play

Throughout his career, Davis is noted as a

and can also play as a

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, he established himself as a full back at Crewe in the 2011–12 season under Dario Gradi.

Personal life

Harry Davis's playing career at Crewe coincided with his father, Steve's managerial roles at the club. Steve Davis was assistant manager at Crewe as Harry made his debut, later (November 2011) becoming manager. When Steve Davis was sacked in January 2017, Harry Davis sought a loan move away from the club. Harry's younger brother,

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, was a defender at

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, having previously been at Port Vale (first spell),

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and

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. On 22 February 2014, for 33 minutes of a match at Port Vale, the two brothers played on opposite sides against each other.

Career statistics

Honours

Crewe Alexandra *

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: 2012–13 St Mirren *

: 2017–18 Morecambe *

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References

External links

Profile
at the Grimsby Town F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Harry 1991 births Living people Footballers from Burnley English footballers Association football defenders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Nantwich Town F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Curzon Ashton F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players AFC Fylde players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players