Ben Davies (footballer, born 1981)
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Benjamin James Davies (born 27 May 1981) is an English football coach and former professional player who is a first team coach at EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin James Davies[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1981-05-27) 27 May 1981 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Grimsby Town (First team coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1999 | Stoke City | ||
1999–2000 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | 13 | (0) |
2002–2006 | Chester City | 155 | (16) |
2006–2009 | Shrewsbury Town | 115 | (30) |
2009–2011 | Notts County | 67 | (20) |
2011–2014 | Derby County | 75 | (6) |
2014 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Sheffield United | 14 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Portsmouth | 43 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Grimsby Town | 59 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Boston United | 36 | (8) |
2019–2020 | Cleethorpes Town | 22 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
Total | 617 | (91) | |
Managerial career | |||
2020 | Grimsby Town (caretaker) | ||
2023 | Grimsby Town (joint-caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player he was as a right back and midfielder playing between 2000 and 2021. Born in Birmingham, he began his career with Walsall before dropping into the Football Conference, playing for Kidderminster Harriers and Chester City. Moving back to the Football League he had spells with Shrewsbury Town, Notts County and Derby County before signing for Sheffield United, Portsmouth and Grimsby Town His career continued in non-league with a spells at Boston United and Cleethorpes Town. In 2019 he returned to Grimsby as a coach and briefly registered as a player again during 2020–21 season.