Liam Davis (footballer, Born 1986)
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Liam Lloyd Davis (born 23 November 1986) is an English former professional
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who most recently played for
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club
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.


Career


Coventry City

Davis joined
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as a 16-year-old trainee from
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's Academy. He made his Coventry debut on 24 September 2005, aged 18, in a
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clash against
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at the
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. In March 2006, Davis was offered a new contract and eventually signed a new deal two months later. Davis then spent the start of the 2006–07 campaign on loan at
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outfit
Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...
on 14 September 2006. Two days after signing for the club, Davis made his Peterborough United debut, where he set up a goal for
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to score the winning goal against
Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...
. His playing time at Peterborough United earned him a loan extension for another month. After playing 7 games, Davis was dropped from the first team and ended his loan spell with Peterborough United and was sidelined with injuries for a long time. After returning to his parent club, Davis then made his first appearance of the 2006–07 season, starting the whole game, in a 4–1 win over
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on 17 March 2007. He returned to feature in three first-team matches for Coventry under
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at the tail-end of the season and signed a new one-year deal at the club in May 2007. He had made rapid progress since arriving in the Midlands, but injuries restricted his progress in the first half of 2007–08 season. However, an impressive substitute appearance in a 2–1 in over
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in December prompted an extended run in the side, both on the left wing and in an unaccustomed role at left-back. At the end of the 2007/08 season, Davis was told his contract would not be renewed and he was free to find a new club as then manager Chris Coleman did not think he would feature regularly in his plans.


Northampton Town

Davis then signed for
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side
Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...
on a two-year contract on 6 June 2008. Davis made his Northampton Town debut, where he started and played for 78 minutes, in a 4–2 win over
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in the opening game of the season. After missing out one match, he scored his first Northampton Town goal, just 25 minutes after coming on as a substitute, in a 3–2 loss against
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on 20 September 2008. By the end of 2008, Davis added two more goals, which were against
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and
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...
. His fourth goal of the season came on 24 January 2009, in a 5–1 win over
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...
. Despite suffering from injuries later in the 2008–09 season, he finished his first season, making thirty–three appearances and scored four times in all competitions. Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Davis suffered a metatarsal injury during the pre–season tour. He remained sidelined until he made his return to action from injury in a reserve match in mid–October. He returned to the first team on 31 October 2009, coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 1–0 loss against
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
. However, his return was short–lived when he, once again, suffered "a recurrence of the stress fracture in his foot". It wasn't until on 9 February 2010 when he returned to the first team from injury, coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 4–0 win over
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. As a result, Davis's second season restricted him to only 46 appearances in the two seasons but he showed glimpses of his talent through his goals against
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and
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during the 2009/10 season. Despite missing out most of the season with injuries during the 2009–10 season, Davis signed a one-year contract extension in June 2010. In the 2010–11 season, Davis played his first match from injury, in the opening game of the season, in a 3–0 win over
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
. However, he was dropped from the squad following his public bust-up with the manager in a match against Yeovil Town and his own injury concern. The season brought a good cup run which saw Northampton Town beat Premier League giants
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at
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, where Davis put in a performance that gained recognition from clubs in higher leagues. Davis then scored his first goal of the season on 26 October 2010, in a 3–1 loss against
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in the third round of the League Cup. However, Davis was sent–off just nine minutes to the game, in a 4–1 loss against
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on 20 November 2010. Following this, Davis began playing in a defensive positions and helped the club with three clean–sheets between 30 October 2010 and 13 November 2010. He played most of the season in the left–back position. Despite setback of injuries later in the season, Davis scored two goals later in the season against
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and
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. On 13 May 2011, it was announced that Davis would be leaving Northampton at the end of his contract.


Oxford United

On 29 July 2011, Davis signed a one-year deal with
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. Davis made his Oxford United debut, making his first start and playing the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against
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in the opening game of the season. It wasn't until on 3 September 2011 when he scored his first Oxford United goal, in a 3–1 loss against Crewe. Then on 17 September 2011, he scored again, in a 2–0 win over
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. From that moment, he quickly established himself in the first team, playing in defence. By the end of 2011, he went on twenty–four appearances in all competitions despite being sent–off against
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on 26 November 2011, in which he served a two match ban, and absent for fitness concern. Davis continued to be in a first team regular for the side, leading him to sign a one–year contract extension in February 2012. In his first season at Oxford United, Davis went on to make forty–six appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Davis, however, suffered groin injury following an operation that failed to clear up the injury initially at the end of the 2011–12 season. It wasn't until on 6 November 2012 when he made his first team return from injury, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 3–2 loss against
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. This followed up against
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
on 10 November 2012 when he made his first start, in a 0–0 draw. However, his return was short–lived, as he was sidelined on four occasions. Nevertheless, Davis continued to be a first team regular for the side, playing in the attacking role. It wasn't until on 12 February 2013 when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against
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. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Davis went on to make twenty–seven appearances and scoring once in all competitions. Having been among players whose contracts run out at the end of the 2012–13 season, Davis was among several players to be released by the club.


Yeovil Town

After spending time on trial with
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, Davis signed for newly promoted
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side
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on a two-year contract. He made his Yeovil Town debut as a second-half substitute in their 1–0 victory over
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, on 3 August 2013. He scored his first goal for Yeovil on 5 October 2013, in a 4–1 loss against
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. Davis soon suffered a setback of injuries and was absent from the first team for several weeks. He made thirty appearances, scoring once, in a 2013–14 season that saw Yeovil relegated. Shortly after the start of the 2014–15 season Davis suffered a broken wrist that kept him out for a month. Although he returned to the first team in September, he continued to suffer from injuries, leading him to be absent from the first team for most of the season. He made just nine appearances over the whole of 2014–15 season, and left the club following their relegation to League Two.


GAIS

Ahead of the 2016 season, Davis signed for Swedish
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side
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. He scored on his GAIS debut, a 2–0 win over
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. He made 18 appearances over the whole of 2016, scoring twice, and was released by the club at the end of the season.


Cheltenham Town

On 30 January 2017, Davis signed a short-term contract with
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. He made his debut the next day, playing the whole of a 3–2 win over
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. Davis went on to make sixteen appearances for the club, but was released at the end of the 2016–17.


Torquay United

Following his release from Cheltenham, in June 2017 Davis signed for
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club
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
. He was released by the club in June 2021, having missed the whole of his final season with the club through injury.


Career statistics


Personal life

Davis said he resided in Northampton and even still lives there after leaving Northampton Town in 2011. Davis' cousin is
Kieron Cadogan Kieron James Nathan Cadogan (born 16 August 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Corinthian-Casuals as a right winger or forward. Club career Crystal Palace Cadogan came through the Crystal Palace Academy where he caused ...
, who played alongside him at GAIS, and was responsible for Davis signing for the club.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Liam 1986 births Footballers from the London Borough of Wandsworth People from Wandsworth Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Fulham F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players GAIS players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players Superettan players National League (English football) players English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden English expatriate men's footballers 21st-century English sportsmen