Scott David Davies (born 23 February 1987) is an English former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Davies began his career at
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
in the
Conference Premier
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. In 2010, he moved to local rival Fleetwood. He spent time on loan at Morecambe in his fourth season, before spending half of the season at Fleetwood's other local rival
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...
in 2015.
Early life
Davies was born in
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
, Lancashire
and attended
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School is a mixed 11–16 voluntary-aided Roman Catholic faith school in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.
Curriculum
Art, Craft and Design, Business and Communication Systems, Catering and Hospitality, Computer Sci ...
.
Career
Morecambe
Early career
Playing in the position of goalkeeper, he was a product of the club's
Youth Academy
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, making the step up in 2005. Davies then had a trial period at
Crewe Alexandra
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during the summer of 2006; however, a deal broke down when a transfer fee could not be agreed. His debut in a competitive first-team match for Morecambe came in the 1–0
Football League Trophy
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defeat at home to
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
on 22 November 2005, coming on in the second half as substitute for
Ryan Robinson, who suffered an injury.
On 7 May 2007, during Morecambe's
Conference National
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play-off semi-final
second leg match at home to
York City
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, fellow Morecambe goalkeeper
Steven Drench
Steven Mark Drench (born 11 September 1985) is an English association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Chorley F.C., Chorley.
Club career
Drench began his career with the Blackburn Rovers F.C ...
fouled York City's
Clayton Donaldson
Clayton Andrew Donaldson (born 7 February 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Gainsborough Trinity. He has played in the English Football League and Scottish Premier League for Hull City, Hibernian, Crewe Alexa ...
in the 19th minute and conceded a
penalty kick
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, Drench also suffered a major injury during this collision and Davies was forced to come to face the penalty, which
Steve Bowey
Steven Bowey (born 10 July 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen of the South and Ayr United. He is currently manager of Billingham Town.
Career
Born in Ouston Durham, County Durham, ...
converted, leaving Morecambe 1–0 down on
aggregate, but two goals from
Wayne Curtis
Wayne John Curtis (born 6 March 1980) is an English retired football striker. He finished his career after a short spell with Kendal Town in September and October 2011. He has played in the football league for Morecambe as well as non-league ...
put Morcambe through to the final, winning 2–1 on aggregate.
Drench was ruled out of the Final, so
Sammy McIlroy
Samuel Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston North End and the Northern Ireland natio ...
signed
Preston North End
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goalkeeper
Chris Neal
Christopher Michael Neal (born 23 October 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club AFC Fylde.
He began his career at Preston North End, making his English Football League debut in February 2005, having p ...
on a short-term loan to provide cover and competition for Davies.
On 20 May 2007 Davies was picked in the starting line up ahead of Neal for the
2007 Conference National play-off Final
The 2006–07 Conference National play-off Final took place on 20 May 2007 and was contested between Morecambe and Exeter City. It was held at Wembley Stadium. The attendance of 40,043 was the largest for a Conference National
The National Le ...
at
Wembley Stadium
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against
Exeter City
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
. The game did not start well for Davies and Morecambe though when
Lee Phillips scored in the eighth minute, but when the game progressed both Davies and Morecambe improved their performance, with Davies showing some good shot stopping skills and Morecambe scoring first
Garry Thompson in the 42nd minute and
Danny Carlton who scored a late goal in the 82nd minute. Davies came under pressure in the closing stages of the match, but kept his cool and did not let the ball into the net. The final score was Exeter City 1–2 Morecambe, with Morecambe earning promotion to
the Football League
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for the first time in the club's 87-year history.
Football League
On 11 July 2007
Ronnie Jepson
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A striker, he scored 86 goals in 354 league games in an eleven-year profession ...
confirmed that the young goalkeeper was on trial at
Gillingham with a view to a permanent deal,
but after Jepson signed goalkeeper
Derek Stillie
Derek Daniel Stillie (born 3 December 1973) is a Scottish retired footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of clubs in Scotland and England. After retiring from football, Stillie pursued a career in English law, and contested the 20 ...
for Gillingham, Davies returned to
Christie Park and signed a new one-year contract with the Football League newcomers.
On 1 March 2008, Davies made his Football League debut in the 4–0 defeat to
Grimsby Town
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.
On 3 June 2010 he left Morecambe to seek regular first team football.
Fleetwood Town
In June 2010 Davies signed for newly promoted Conference team
Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...
.
He was born and raised and lives near to Fleetwood, and went to high school in Fleetwood. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against
Crawley Town
Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team co ...
when Danny Hurst dislocated his shoulder in the second minute. He replaced Hurst and played in the 4–1 win over
Kettering Town
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. Hurst left Fleetwood at the end of 2010–11 season and Davies replaced him as Fleetwood's number one choice goalkeeper.
Tranmere Rovers
On 30 June 2015, Davies signed for newly relegated
National League
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club
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...
on a one-year contract. After three years in this league, Davies and
Tranmere were promoted to the
EFL after a 2–1 win against
Boreham Wood
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in 2018.
Tranmere played 89 minutes with 10 men, after
Liam Ridehalgh
Liam Mark Ridehalgh (born 20 April 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City.
Career Huddersfield Town
Ridehalgh joined the Huddersfield Town Academy at under-12 level and joined the club's academy i ...
was dismissed for a dangerous tackle.
After their first year back in the
football league
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,
Tranmere secured a spot at
Wembley
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in the Playoff final after beating rivals
Forest Green Rovers
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2–1 on aggregate Davies won back to back promotions with
Tranmere after beating Welsh side
Newport County 1–0 in injury time
Davies was named as captain at the start of the 19/20 campaign after the departure of former captain
Steve Mcnulty
Stephen Michael McNulty (born 26 September 1983) is an English professional footballer and coach who is currently manager of Northern Premier League Division One West side Bootle. He has played in the English Football League for Fleetwood Tow ...
to
York City. In October 2019 he signed a new contract with the club, until 2022.
In January 2022 it was announced he would be retiring from professional football at the end of his contract.
Honours
Morecambe
*
Conference National
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play-offs:
2007
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[
Fleetwood Town
*]Conference Premier
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: 2011–12
Tranmere Rovers
*National League
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play-offs: 2018
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[
*]EFL League Two play-offs
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: 2019
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*EFL Trophy
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runner-up: 2020–21
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References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Blackpool
English footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Morecambe F.C. players
Fleetwood Town F.C. players
Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
National League (English football) players
English Football League players