|
Stephen Mark "Steve" Davis (born 30 October 1968 in Hexham, England) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He had three spells with Burnley, and has subsequently coached for them. He was the first team coach for Npower Championship side Bolton Wanderers but was sacked along with Owen Coyle on 9 October. == Playing career== Davis started his career as a trainee with Southampton in August 1986, turning professional in July 1987. He was a virtual ever-present in the reserve team in both the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons, making 35 appearances each time. Despite this, he failed to break through into the first team. In November 1989 he went on loan to Burnley (who already had a player called Steve Davis) and returned to The Dell in February 1990. He made his Southampton debut in a 4–1 victory over Norwich City on 27 February 1990 (in which game Matthew Le Tissier scored a hat-trick). After a run of four games, Davis lost his place to Micky Adams, who was returning from injury. Davis only made two further appearances for Southampton, and then, after a short loan spell at Notts County, in August 1991 he returned to Burnley on a permanent basis for a fee of £60,000. At Burnley he helped the club to the Division Four championship in 1991–92 and to promotion via the play-offs in 1993–94. Burnley were relegated the following season, and Davis was sold to Luton Town for £750,000 in July 1995. In 1996, despite his performing admirably for the Hatters, the club were relegated to the Division Two for the first time in over 25 years. He was then part of the side that finished third in the league in the 1996–97 season, before losing in the play-offs to Crewe. Due to his aerial ability, Davis was often used as an emergency striker by then-manager Lennie Lawrence. During part of his spell at Luton, he was captain. After over three years with Luton, Davis returned to Burnley in December 1998 for a fee of £800,000. He became club captain, and in 1999-00 he helped them back to the First Division, thus completing Stan Ternent's two-year rebuilding project. He remained at Burnley until July 2003, when he moved on to Lancashire rivals Blackpool on a two-year deal. At Blackpool he scored once; in a 3-0 win at Wycombe Wanderers. He joined York City in June 2004 on a two-year deal, however he retired from the game in 2005 and is now Head Scout for Fleetwood Town. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Davis (footballer, born 1968)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|