6'2"  13st.
b. Sheffield 26 March 1977
 

Debut 15 August 1998 (21y 142d) Final Game 13 August 1999 (22y 140d)
First Goal 5 December 1998 Final Goal 2 January 1999
CAREER: Abbeydale Grange SS;Brunsmere Athletic;Chesterfield Apr'94[113+16-22];Southampton May'97 (£700,000)[20+5-9];Blackburn Rovers Jun’98 (£7,250,000);Southampton Aug'99 (Ostenstad + £1,200,000){59+23-10]; Millwall Sep'02 (loan)[6+3-3]; Bolton Wanderers (free) Aug’03-Jun’13[330+21-73]; Preston North End Jul’13(free)[34+36-4].
INTERNATIONALS England 0 + 1 app
’11 v Mon(s).
HONOURS FLC los (Bolton Wanderers) ’04.
SQUAD NUMBER  10  Jun’98.
 

PL           11 + 12 apps  1 gl   - 7 wdn                                            21 ns
FAC          2 apps           1 gl                                                               1 ns
FLC           3 apps
UEFA       1 apps
Total     17 + 12 apps  2 gls   - 7 wdn    +300m -116m et 30m  22 ns (1 gl as sub)
Strike rate  872 mins

Destined to be remembered as the club's most expensive mistake, Davies came north regarded by Roy Hodgson as the man who could replace Alan Shearer. A teenage sensation who helped  Chesterfield reach the FA cup semi-final he had power, fire and physique. Unhappily at Ewood even the physique  looked doubtful. He was slow, both in  thought and action, could not hit the target and never appeared likely to become a first team regular. Ironically a future England striker, James Beattie, had been allowed to go south for just a fraction of the price. A move back to Southampton was a relief for Davies and the Rovers' fans but in four seasons  away from the Rovers Davies did little to rehabilitate  his  career. Down to what was probably his last chance he  found a sympathetic home at Bolton and  rewarded them with seasons' of old fashioned  centre forward play that made him a firm favourite at the Reebok and brought him an England cap. A native of Sheffield  he attended the same secondary school as Sebastian Coe. His father Cyril was a fine footballer who played for the British deaf and dumb side  and his half brother, Jamie Jackson, played for Chesterfield.  In 2018 he took his first step into managership when he took over at Southport but it was a small one because he did not last the season.