Sean Davis (footballer, born 1979)
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Sean Davis (born 20 September 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made his professional debut for Fulham in 1996 and went on to make over 150 league appearances for the club. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2004. In January 2006, he signed for Portsmouth, helping them avoid relegation and then win the FA Cup in 2008. He moved on a free transfer to Bolton Wanderers in 2009, and following a loan to Bristol City and relegation from the Premier League, retired in 2012. He was called up for England in 2003, but did not play.
Infobox
1994
Battersea Sports Centre
2012
→ Bristol City (loan)
Full name
Sean Davis
Date of birth
(1979-09-20) 20 September 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth
Clapham, England
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Midfielder
1993-1994
Wimbledon
1994–1996
Fulham
Years
Team
1996–2004
Fulham
2004–2006
Tottenham Hotspur
2006–2009
Portsmouth
2009–2012
Bolton Wanderers
2000–2002
England U21
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[33] · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
EFL Cup
Apps
EFL Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Fulham
Fulham
Club
Fulham
Season
1996–97
League
Third Division
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
1
Total
0
1997–98
1997–98
Club
1997–98
Season
Second Division
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
0
1998–99
1998–99
Club
1998–99
Season
Second Division
League
6
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
Other
0
Other
9
Total
0
1999–2000
1999–2000
Club
1999–2000
Season
First Division
League
26
League
0
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
4
EFL Cup
2
EFL Cup
—
Other
32
Other
3
2000–01
2000–01
Club
2000–01
Season
First Division
League
40
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
4
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
—
Other
44
Other
7
2001–02
2001–02
Club
2001–02
Season
Premier League
League
30
League
0
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Other
37
Other
0
2002–03
2002–03
Club
2002–03
Season
Premier League
League
28
League
3
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
12
Other
1
Other
45
Total
4
2003–04
2003–04
Club
2003–04
Season
Premier League
League
24
League
5
League
6
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Other
30
Other
6
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
155
League
14
League
17
League
2
FA Cup
14
FA Cup
3
EFL Cup
12
EFL Cup
1
Other
198
Other
20
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Season
2004–05
League
Premier League
League
15
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
Other
—
Other
16
Total
0
2005–06
2005–06
Club
2005–06
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
1
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
15
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
17
Other
0
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Club
Portsmouth
Season
2005–06
League
Premier League
League
17
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
Other
18
Other
2
2006–07
2006–07
Club
2006–07
Season
Premier League
League
31
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Other
33
Other
0
2007–08
2007–08
Club
2007–08
Season
Premier League
League
22
League
0
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Other
25
Other
0
2008–09
2008–09
Club
2008–09
Season
Premier League
League
32
League
1
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
6
Other
0
Other
40
Total
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
102
League
2
League
6
League
1
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
6
EFL Cup
0
Other
116
Other
3
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
Club
Bolton Wanderers
Season
2009–10
League
Premier League
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
Other
—
Other
4
Total
0
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Other
0
Other
0
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Other
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
3
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
4
Other
0
Bristol City (loan)
Bristol City (loan)
Club
Bristol City (loan)
Season
2011–12
League
Championship
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
3
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
278
League
16
League
23
League
3
FA Cup
19
FA Cup
3
EFL Cup
18
EFL Cup
1
Other
338
Other
23
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 1996–97 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998–99 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01 | First Division | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 45 | 4 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | ||
| Total | 155 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 198 | 20 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2004–05 | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Portsmouth | 2005–06 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Total | 102 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 116 | 3 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2009–10 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2011–12 | Championship | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 278 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 338 | 23 | ||
References
- Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Intertoto Cup, four in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Cup
- Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013
- "Premier League Player Profile"https://web.archive.org/web/20121002044832/http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~11314,00.html
- Sutton & Croydon Guardianhttps://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/other_sport/8292693.ernest-bevins-proud-judo-legacy/
- "Player of the Season"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/may/14/player-of-the-season
- "Davis bid rejected"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/july/09/davis-bid-rejected
- "Two offers for Davis"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/august/14/two-offers-for-davis
- "Davis requests transfer"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/august/07/davis-requests-transfer
- "Sean Davis injury latest"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/july/29/sean-davis-injury-latest
- "Davis set for knee scan"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/july/24/davis-set-for-knee-scan
- "Davis injured"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/july/23/davis-injured
- "Voitsberg 1 - 4 Fulham"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/july/23/voitsberg-1-fulham-4
- "Davis move officially off"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/august/26/davis-move-officially-off
- "Davis returns"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/october/08/davis-returns
- "Davis withdraws request"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/november/07/davis-withdraws-request
- "Black and White Ambition"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/november/17/black-amp-white-ambition
- "FFC Legend: Sean Davis"https://web.archive.org/web/20140410030901/http://www.fulhamfc.com/kids-zone/inside-ffc/2013/june/13/ffc-legend-sean-davis
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jan/12/newsstory.sport17
- "West Ham 2–4 Portsmouth"https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4796526.stm
- "mysporttoday.co.uk"https://web.archive.org/web/20070314031519/http://www.mysporttoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1739&ArticleID=1502965&sitecode=ppp&sportcode=pomp
- BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9852&season_id=137
- BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7864138.stm
- BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/8128101.stm
- BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8222679.stm
- bwfc.co.ukhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120428144903/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/ReserveNews/0,,1004~2546754,00.html
- Sky Sportshttp://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11672/7544742/McInnes-joy-at-Davis-deal
- Sky Sportshttp://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11672/8109794/
- "Aussies stun England"https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/england/2751635.stm
- "Sean Davis | Ex Footballer"https://www.premierleagueheroes.com/sean-davis/
- "The Sean Davis Column"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/september/24/the-sean-davis-column
- "The Sean Davis Column"http://www.fulhamfc.com/search?q=The+Sean+Davis+Column
- "Jim's Co-Commentator - Fulham Football Club"http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2014/august/12/jims-cocommentator
- Sean Davis at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)http://www.enfa.co.uk
- "Fulham clinch Euro glory"https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/2217215.stm
- BBC Sporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1304001.stm