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This article is about the football player. For the director, see Kevin Davies (director).
Kevin Cyril Davies (born 26 March 1977 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers as striker and team captain. He is the half brother of former Chesterfield striker Jamie Jackson.[1][2]
[edit] Playing career[edit] ChesterfieldDavies originally made his name as a vital part of the Chesterfield team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1997,[3] scoring a hat-trick against current club Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park, and helping them reach the FA Cup semi-finals where they took a 2-0 lead over Middlesbrough, only for the game to end in a 3-3 draw and Middlesbrough to win the replay 3-0. Generally, his goalscoring form at Chesterfield was unspectacular, scoring his best total of 11 goals in the 1994-95 promotion campaign from Division Three (via the playoffs) and in his final season at Saltergate he managed a mere three goals from 34 Division Three games. But he was still attracting attention from Premier League and Division One clubs during his contribution to Chesterfield's FA Cup run. [edit] SouthamptonHe moved to Southampton in May 1997 and, in his first spell with them, scored nine league goals and impressed many. He scored a great solo goal against Everton at Goodison Park and also headed the winner in a 1-0 win against Manchester United. [edit] Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers signed him for £7.5 million in July 1998, ten times what Southampton had paid for him a year earlier and also a club record. (Chesterfield received no more money from the switch, having failed to negotiate a sell-on clause.) As part of the deal, James Beattie went the other way. However, he scored just one league goal, the winner in a victory over Charlton Athletic, from 21 appearances. He scored a further goal in the FA Cup, and played a UEFA Cup game that season. At the end of the campaign, Blackburn were relegated a year after finishing sixth the league and a mere four years after being champions. [edit] Return to SouthamptonSouthampton re-signed their former striker in exchange for Egil Østenstad in August 1999. However, just two league matches into his return at Southampton, he found himself sent off in a defeat against Liverpool, after coming on as a substitute for Mark Hughes. He struggled to gain a first team place throughout the next four years, and was more often than not a substitute. [edit] Bolton WanderersIn summer 2003, he joined Bolton having been released by Southampton. In a season where he rediscovered his best form, he scored ten times and started every league game. He ended the season by winning the club's Player of the Year award and scored a consolation goal for his team in the 2004 Football League Cup Final against Middlesbrough in Cardiff. Davies is frequently cited as being the player in the Premier League that commits the most fouls, committing more such offences than any other Premier League player in the 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In the 2003-04 and 2007-08 seasons Davies was slightly better behaved, committing the second highest number of fouls per season. In his Bolton career Davies has committed some 522 fouls, more than any other Premier League player in the same period.[4][5][6] At the same time Davies has also featured near the top of the list of most fouled players.[7] During a post match interview with the BBC after a game against Arsenal in January 2009, during which he had been accused of deliberately trying to injure Gael Clichy in a 50/50 challenge, he replied that some Arsenal players tried to "con the referee". He added "A few of them let out a big scream, which is a bit embarrassing because it is a man's game...Kolo Toure did one, and he is a big, strong man. He was screaming 'my leg' which is a bit unnecessary - but they get the free-kicks. In my eyes that is cheating the referee, they have conned him, but they are good at that and you just have to get on with the game."[8] On 8 November 2007 Davies scored a goal away to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Germany. Davies' late effort earned Bolton a crucial away point from the 2-2 draw in the UEFA Cup group stage. On 12 April 2008, Davies scored his 100th career goal in a 1–0 win over West Ham United at the Reebok Stadium, despite dislocating a finger during the match and having it placed back into its socket allowing him to play on. [9] On Saturday 3 May 2008, he made his return from a broken hand to help Bolton retain their Premier League status. Over the summer of 2008 Hull City tried to sign Kevin Davies from Bolton but the club turned down their offer.[10] Davies then signed a new contract with Bolton which will keep him at the club until 2011.[11] On 31 January 2009, Davies became captain of Bolton Wanderers following the sale of Kevin Nolan to Newcastle United. The same day, Davies' first game as captain saw him score two goals in Bolton's 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur as well as equalling his record for goals in a Premier League season.[12] In the following game, at home against West Ham United he scored his 50th goal for Bolton, and his 10th of the season.[13] On August 9th 2009, Davies said he wanted to end his career at Bolton.[14] [edit] Personal lifeKevin Davies currently lives with his wife Emma, and two children Lucas and Lana in Bolton. [edit] International careerDavies is one of six English players to have (in a single transfer) cost over £7 million and never represented their country at senior level. This list includes Nigel Reo-Coker, Anton Ferdinand, Curtis Davies, Carl Cort and Dean Richards. [edit] Career statistics[edit] Club
Statistics accurate as of 15:00, 31 October 2009. [edit] Honours
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Categories: 1977 births | People from Sheffield | Living people | English people of Welsh descent | Football (soccer) forwards | English footballers | England under-21 international footballers | Chesterfield F.C. players | Southampton F.C. players | Blackburn Rovers F.C. players | Millwall F.C. players | Bolton Wanderers F.C. players | The Football League players | Premier League players | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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