Scott Myles Edward Davies (born 10 March 1988) is an Irish professional

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and player who plays as a

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. He is player-manager of Slough Town.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Buckinghamshire, and attending

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, Davies started his career with

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after being spotted whilst playing for the

senior team. In 2001, he moved to

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

before moving to

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in 2002. In September 2006, Davies joined

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side

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on loan, scoring the winning goal away at Ramsgate which saw Yeading go on to face Nottingham Forest.

Aldershot Town (loan)

Davies joined

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on loan in summer 2007. He was given the number 16 shirt. He made his professional debut in the 2–1 win over

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on 11 August 2007, he also scored his first goal in the game. He then scored both goals in a 2–1 win over

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. At the end of 2007–08 season, Aldershot were promoted. He also won the

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goal of the season, with his injury time goal against

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. Davies joined Aldershot for the second time on 23 July 2009. He made his first

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appearance in a 3–2 win over

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on 30 August 2009, he also scored his first goal of the season.

Reading

He made his debut for Reading against

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on 8 August 2009. He made four more appearances before leaving on loan.

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 16 October 2009, Davies signed a one-month loan deal with

, making his debut in the 1–1 home draw with

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on 17 October. In his third appearance, he scored two goals in their 3–2 home defeat against

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. On 5 November 2009, Davies' loan was extended until the New Year. On 4 January 2010 his loan was extended until 16 January. On 16 March he joined

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on a one-month loan deal, playing four games for the club before returning to Reading. On 9 September 2010 Davies returned to Wycombe on a three-month loan deal.

Crawley Town

Davies was released by

at the end of the

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season and on 31 May 2011, he signed for League Two side

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

on a free transfer. He made his debut against

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in a 2–0 win but after failing to get regular first team football he joined

on loan on 27 October 2011. He scored his first and only goal for Aldershot in a 2–1 loss to Gillingham on 19 November 2011. After playing just one game during the

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season Davies had his contract at Crawley terminated by mutual consent on 31 December 2012.

Oxford United

Davies was signed on non-contract terms by

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on 1 March 2013. Manager

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said of him "He's a player we think is definitely worth a look at. He has a very good pedigree and is someone we have kept an eye on for a while now so we are delighted that he has signed for us." He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat at former club

on 1 April 2013. On 17 May 2013, Davies confirmed via his Twitter account that he had agreed a new one-year deal with the club, keeping him at Oxford until the end of the 2013–14 season. Davies was later released at the end of the contract and signed for Dunstable Town.

Non-League

During the summer of 2016, Davies joined Oxford City where he was named as captain. On 30 May 2017, Davies signed for fellow

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club Chelmsford City. On 19 March 2018, Davies left the club. In the same month, Davies joined Slough Town. During his time at Slough, Davies helped the club to win promotion to the National League South via the Southern League play-off's. In February 2019, Davies left the club to sign for Kingstonian. In March 2019, after five games with Kingstonian, Davies joined Harlow Town owing to a managerial change at Kingstonian. On 9 March 2019, Davies made his debut for Harlow in a 3–1 home win against Kingstonian. Davies re-joined Slough in July 2019. On 4 February 2020, Davies along with his teammate Louis Soares joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Biggleswade Town on loan. The following week he joined

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on dual registration. Davies also joined Bracknell Town on dual registration in March 2023 but did not make any appearances.

Coaching and management career

On 23 November 2022, Davies was appointed manager of Slough Town, also serving as a player for the team, having taken on the role of caretaker manager the previous week. Having lost only once in the first month of the 2024–25 season, he was named Manager of the Month for August 2024.

International career

Davies was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad to face

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on 10 February 2009. However, he was an unused substitute in the 1–1 draw.

Personal life

Davies has studied for a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting, and has written for

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. He has written about his long term

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from early in his career to 2015 where he estimates he lost over £200,000 whilst gambling, and his subsequent work educating other footballers around this subject.

Career statistics

Honours

As a player

;Aldershot Town: *

: 2008

As a manager

Individual *

Manager of the Month: August 2024

References

External links

Scott Davies profile
at Oxford United F.C. * *Scott Davies writes about hi
Gambling Addiction
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