Craig Davies (footballer)

Craig Davies (footballer)
Craig Davies
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Personal information
Full name Craig Martin Davies[1]
Date of birth 9 January 1986 (1986-01-09) (age 25)
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Barnsley
Number 9
Youth career
Shrewsbury Town
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Manchester City 0 (0)
2004–2006 Oxford United 48 (8)
2006–2007 Hellas Verona 1 (0)
2006–2007 Wolves (loan) 23 (0)
2007–2009 Oldham Athletic 44 (10)
2008 Stockport County (loan) 9 (5)
2009–2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 (1)
2009 Yeovil Town (loan) 4 (0)
2010 Port Vale (loan) 24 (7)
2010–2011 Chesterfield 41 (23)
2011– Barnsley 11 (4)
National team
2002–2003 Wales under-17 8 (2)
2003–2004 Wales under-19 7 (0)
2004–2007 Wales under-21 7 (3)
2005–2008 Wales 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:53, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Craig Martin Davies (born 9 January 1986 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English-born Welsh international football striker who currently plays for Barnsley.

He started his career at Manchester City, though became a first team regular at Oxford United between 2004 and 2006. He spent a brief time in Italy with Hellas Verona, but swiftly returned to England with Wolves (on loan), before signing with Oldham Athletic in 2007. Spending time on loan with Stockport County in 2008, he left Oldham the following year and signed to Brighton & Hove Albion. Enjoying loan spells with Yeovil Town and Port Vale, he transferred permanently to Chesterfield in 2010, who he helped to win the League Two title in his first season.

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Club career

He was a member of the youth team at Shrewsbury Town, and then Manchester City, before moving on to Oxford United in August 2004.

He made his league debut on 30 August 2004 in a 1–0 win at Notts County. He signed a contract extension in February 2005.[2] He went on to score 8 goals in 29 appearances for the first team during the season and came close to signing for Premiership side Charlton Athletic in June 2005.[3]

He moved to Hellas Verona of Serie B in January 2006 for a fee of £85,000. He hoped the move would improve his international prospects.[4] He signed a five year contract,[5] but managed only one appearance for the Italian club.

"Family and friends are the main things I am missing, and my old daily routine. Some days I am fine and I will not think about it, but other times it plays on my mind. Earlier this week I really felt like I wanted to see my family, so I am still a bit homesick I suppose."
—Early signs of Davies dissatisfaction in Italy.[6]

In July 2006 he had a trial at Northampton Town.[7] He moved back to England in August 2006 on loan at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, claiming he wanted out of Italy as he was too young to adapt to the change in culture.[8] He was a regular choice throughout the first half of the 2006–07 season, but found himself largely unused after the January transfer window saw Wolves sign striker Andy Keogh. He never managed a league goal for the club in 23 games, but did score twice in the FA Cup, ironically against the club he would join permanently, Oldham Athletic, once in the original tie[9] and again in the replay.[10]

After Wolves opted not to make his loan a permanent move, he signed for League One side Oldham Athletic in June 2007 for an undisclosed fee.[11] He marked his debut against Swansea City by scoring a last minute winner, and immediately became a first choice player.

In August 2008 he signed a contract extension to keep him at Oldham until summer 2010.[12] Three months later, Davies was loaned to Oldham's League One rivals Stockport County to regain form after a poor start to the season, failing to score in ten appearances. He made 13 appearances for Stockport, scoring 6 goals, including a hat trick over Bristol Rovers. County showed interest in signing him permanently.[13] However in January 2009 Davies agreed a transfer to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee (believed to be £150,000[14]),[15] joining the club on 2 February.[16] On 10 February, Davies made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 loss to Peterborough, scoring in the 27th minute for the first goal of the game.[17]

On 25 September 2009, Davies joined Yeovil Town on loan, initially for one-month.[18][19] He made his debut for Yeovil on 26 September in a 2–0 home win against Brentford.[20]

On 15 January 2010, Davies joined League Two side Port Vale on an initial one-month loan deal,[21][22][23] rejoining his former manager Micky Adams.[24] He hoped this loan move could reignite his career at the Withdean Stadium,[25] and end his eleven month goal drought.[26] He quickly earned the praise of teammate Marc Richards, who said: "Craig is big, tall and strong, which is everything a good striker would want, and he can score goals as well".[27] Assistant manager Geoff Horsfield said Davies' signing was "fantastic for the club".[28]

"He's a big, strong boy who is also quick. He is different to what we've got and he'll certainly cause defences some problems."
—Manager Micky Adams' assessment of Davies.[29]

He made a highly impressive start during his first two appearances,[30] and ended his year long goal draught in his fourth.[31] His loan deal was then quickly extended until the end of the season.[32] He finished the campaign with seven goals in 24 games for the Vale.

On 6 July 2010, Davies had his Brighton contract cancelled by mutual consent. Later that same day, Davies signed a one-year contract with League Two side Chesterfield.[33][34] He made history when in a 5–4 pre-season friendly defeat to Derby County he became the first player to score at Chesterfield's new B2net Stadium.[35] A similar, more dubious honour came on the 7 August 2010, when in a 2–1 win over Barnet he became the first player to be sent off at the stadium – also his competitive debut for the club.[36] His eleven goals in his opening thirteen league games helped to propel his side to the top of the league, and he was made the division's Player of the Month for October after scoring five goals in six games. He again won the same honour for the month of March, tallying up six goals in six games. Chesterfield ended the season as league champions, thereby winning promotion to League One. Davies finished with 23 league goals to his name, putting him joint fourth (with Adam Le Fondre) in the division's scoring charts - five goals above striker partner Jack Lester, but five goals behind Crewe Alexandra's Clayton Donaldson. He was also named in the PFA Team of the Year, along with teammates Danny Whitaker and Tommy Lee.

His highly successful season with Chesterfield earned him attention from numerous Championship clubs, including Reading.[37] However it was Barnsley manager Keith Hill who was able to tempt the young striker, who signed a contract with the club in July 2011.[38]

International career

Davies holds a record for the Wales under-21 team by being one of only four people to have scored a hat trick at that level alongside John Hartson, Lee Jones and Ched Evans.[39] This feat saw him earn a call-up to the senior squad.[40] However he was sent off in August 2006 in a 3–2 defeat by Israel under-21s,[41] and received a five-match international ban.

He has been capped five times by Wales, qualifying through a grandparent, having made his international debut as a substitute in a goalless draw with Slovenia on 17 August 2005.[42] Two months later he withdrew from the international squad due to personal reasons.[43]

He was re-called to the squad in January 2008 for a friendly with Norway at Wrexham, after serving eighteen months out due to international suspension.[44] A further re-call in August 2008 was denied by his club Oldham due to a disciplinary issue.[45]

Statistics

Club level

As of 3 June 2011.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2004–05[46] Oxford United League Two 28 6 0 0 0 0 29 6
2005–06[47] Oxford United League Two 20 2 3 0 1 0 26 2
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Total
2006–07 Hellas Verona Serie B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total Italy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2006–07[48] Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship 23 0 3 2 1 0 27 2
2007–08[49] Oldham Athletic League One 32 10 5 1 2 1 41 13
2008–09[50] Oldham Athletic League One 12 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
2008–09[50] Stockport County League One 9 5 4 1 0 0 13 6
2008–09[50] Brighton & Hove Albion League One 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
2009–10[51] Brighton & Hove Albion League One 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
2009–10[51] Yeovil Town League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2009–10[51] Port Vale League Two 24 7 0 0 0 0 24 7
2010–11[52] Chesterfield League Two 41 23 2 1 0 0 45 25
2011–12[53] Barnsley Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total England 214 54 19 5 5 1 246 62
Career total 215 54 19 5 5 1 247 62
  • Football League Trophy appearances included in totals column.

International level

under-21 caps

Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored
Caps Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored Location Cards
01 (00) 2005-03-20 Stebonheath Park, Llanelli  Austria 0–2 0 Wales
02 (00) 2005-09-02 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  England 0–4 0 Wales
03 (00) 2006-02-28 Stebonheath Park, Llanelli  Northern Ireland 0–1 0 Wales
04 (00) 2006-05-10 Tallinn  Estonia 2–0 2007 Euro Qualifier 0 Estonia
05 (00) 2006-05-16 Victoria Road, Port Talbot  Cyprus 1–0 Friendly 0 Wales
06 (03) 2006-05-24 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Estonia 5–1 2007 Euro Qualifier 0 Wales
07 (03) 2006-08-16 Mandemakers Stadion, Waalwijk  Israel 2–3 2007 Euro Qualifier 3 Netherlands

Senior caps

Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first. The "Caps" figures are in bold for games in which he scored
Caps Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored Location Cards
01 (00) 2005-08-17 New Stadium, Swansea  Slovenia 0–0 0 Wales
02 (00) 2005-09-07 Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw  Poland 0–1 World Cup Qualifier 0 Poland
03 (00) 2006-05-27 Graz  Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 0 Austria
04 (00) 2006-11-14 Wrexham  Liechtenstein 4–0 Friendly 0 Wales
05 (00) 2008-02-06 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Norway 3–0 0 Wales

Honours

Individual
with Chesterfield

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