Simon Davies (footballer, born 1974)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Ithel Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Winsford, Cheshire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Manchester United | 11 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Exeter City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Luton Town | 22 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Macclesfield Town | 48 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Rochdale | 12 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Bangor City | 60 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | Total Network Solutions | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Bangor City | 16 | (1) |
| 2005 | Rhyl | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Chester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Airbus UK | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 210 | (14) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | Chester City (caretaker) | ||
| 2008 | Chester City | ||
| 2013–2015 | Manchester City Reserves (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | Manchester City Reserves | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Simon Ithel Davies (born 23 April 1974) is a former international Welsh footballer who has managerial experience in The Football League with Chester City. He is currently employed as the manager for Manchester City's under-21s reserve team, having previously served as an assistant to Patrick Vieira.
During his career he played for a few English clubs in the 1990s, after starting out at Manchester United. He scored the opening goal in a 4–0 Champions League win against Galatasaray and played 20 first team games for the club, although he failed to add any more goals. He was part of an acclaimed batch of youngsters to come through the United ranks in this period, after winning the FA Youth Cup in 1992, with his colleagues who lifted the trophy including David Beckham, Nicky Butt and Gary Neville.
Although born in England, Davies was capped for the Welsh national team against Switzerland in 1996. After leaving Manchester United for Luton Town in a £150,000 deal in August 1997, Davies struggled to recapture his early promise and his league career was to end with spells with Macclesfield Town and Rochdale. He then crossed the Welsh border, becoming Peter Davenport's first signing at Bangor City in the Welsh Premier League in 2001. He was named as the Welsh Premier League's player of the season in 2002–03. He also played for Rhyl and Total Network Solutions and would briefly join Airbus UK.
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