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Kelvin Davis
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Geoffrey Davis[1]
Date of birth (1976-09-29) 29 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Bedford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 1
Youth career
1991–1994 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Luton Town 91 (0)
1994 → Torquay United (loan) 2 (0)
1997 → Hartlepool United (loan) 2 (0)
1999–2003 Wimbledon 131 (0)
2003–2005 Ipswich Town 88 (0)
2005–2006 Sunderland 33 (0)
2006– Southampton 271 (0)
International career
1995–1996 England U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Kelvin Geoffrey Davis (born 29 September 1976) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Southampton. Born in Bedford, Davis began his career with Luton Town as a youth player in 1991 and remained there until 1999. Davis later played for Wimbledon, Ipswich Town and Sunderland before moving to Southampton in 2006.

Davis was team captain of Southampton from 2009 to 2012, after which he became club captain.[2]

Club career

Early career

Davis was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire and started his career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional in July 1994. He joined Torquay United on loan in September 1994 as cover for the injured Ashley Bayes, making his debut in the 3–3 draw at home to Colchester United on 17 September.[3] He also played in the 2–1 defeat at home to Barnet the following week before returning to Luton. He had a further loan spell, with Hartlepool United in August 1997.

He joined Wimbledon in July 1999 for a fee of £600,000. He joined Ipswich Town on a free transfer in July 2003,[4] where he enjoyed the acclaim of Championship Goalkeeper of the year, helping steer Ipswich to third in the table.

Sunderland

Davis joined Sunderland in June 2005 for a fee of £1.25m,[5] and played in most of their Premier League games in the 2005–06 season, as Sunderland were relegated. Davis had a difficult time at Sunderland, being criticised by fans for some errors made during important games. One of the most obvious was when he was beaten by a 45-yard effort from Matthew Taylor of Portsmouth in October 2005.[6]

Southampton

In an attempt to rebuild his career after his difficult spell at Sunderland, Davis joined Southampton in July 2006 for a fee reported to be around £2 million. He linked up with former goalkeeping coach Malcolm Webster, who coached him during his spell at Ipswich. At Southampton, he was first choice goalkeeper for most of the 2006–07 season until a three-match ban relegated him to the bench where he remained after the return of Bartosz Białkowski. He was suspended for three games after kicking out at Stoke City's striker Jon Parkin on 10 March 2007.[7]

His form for Saints in the first half of the 2008–09 season was impressive, despite the club's poor form. Southampton fans voted Davis player of the month three times in the first five months of the season on the club's official website. Goalkeeping coach Keith Granger was credited hugely for Davis' success in the 2008–09 season and this was brought up by Dave Merrington on a BBC Radio Solent show insisting that both Davis and Granger received the credit they deserved for working so hard in a difficult time for the club.[citation needed]

On 9 July 2009, Davis turned down the opportunity to sign for then Premier League side West Ham United, instead signing a new three-year contract with Southampton which meant that he would remain at Southampton until May 2012.[8] He was voted in the League one PFA team of year in 2009–10 season after a string of outstanding performances. He was again named in the League One Team of the Year for the 2010–11 season.[citation needed]

On 28 July 2011, Davis signed a new deal with Saints to keep him at the club until 2014.[9] On 3 March 2012, Kelvin Davis put in a superb performance between the sticks against a rampant Leeds United to help secure a clean sheet, and one-nil win, for Southampton against the Yorkshire club at Elland Road.[10] The performance earned the 35-year-old a place in the Championship Team of the Week.[11]

He was named in the Championship Team of the Year for the 2011–12 season, meaning he had been named in a team of the year for three consecutive years.[citation needed]

He saved a David Silva penalty on the opening day of the 2012–13 season against Manchester City, but this could not help the club from being beaten 3–2.[citation needed]

He saved a Robin van Persie penalty in a game against Manchester United, but once again the club were beaten 3–2.[citation needed]

On 7 March 2013, Davis signed a new contract with Southampton, keeping him at the club until 2016.[12]

He made his 300th appearance for the club on the final day of the 2014–15 season.[13]

Testimonial

It was announced that on 17 May 2016, a special testimonial match in recognition of his 10 years' service to Southampton would be held in his honour. The fixture organised by Davis’s testimonial committee will be played two days after the close of the 2015–16 season and will feature the current Saints side and a selection of players that took part in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons in which Southampton won back to back promotions. His favoured charity, the Southampton-based Liver and Pancreatic Cancer Research & Development Charity, will be a key beneficiary from money raised on the night.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2015[15][16]
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 1994–95 First Division 18 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 0
1995–96
1996–97 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997–98 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
1998–99 44 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 53 0
Total 91 0 2 0 7 0 5 0 105 0
Torquay United (loan) 1994–95 Third Division 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 1997–98 Third Division 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Wimbledon 1999–2000 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01 First Division 45 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 54 0
2001–02 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
2002–03 46 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 51 0
Total 131 0 8 0 7 0 0 0 146 0
Ipswich Town 2003–04 First Division 45 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 51 0
2004–05 Championship 39 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 42 0
Total 84 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 93 0
Sunderland 2005–06 Premier League 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Total 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Southampton 2006–07 Championship 38 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 44 0
2007–08 35 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
2008–09 46 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 47 0
2009–10 League One 40 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 50 0
2010–11 46 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 50 0
2011–12 Championship 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
2012–13 Premier League 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
2013–14 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 8 0
2014–15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 271 0 11 0 7 0 6 0 301 0
Career total 613 0 26 0 28 0 46 0 687 0

Honours

Southampton
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "First Team Profiles". Saintsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ^ Leigh Edwards. The definitive Torquay United F.C. The Association of Football Statisticians. p. 73. ISBN 1-899468-09-9.
  4. ^ "Ipswich land Davis". BBC News. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Davis completes Sunderland move". BBC Sport. 14 June 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Sunderland 1–4 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Davis fails to overturn FA charge". BBC Sport. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Kelvin Davis snubs West Ham for new Southampton deal". Daily Echo. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Saints keeper signs new contract". BBC News. 28 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Kelvin Hails Massive Three Points" Southampton F.C. Official Site. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Duo in Weekly Side" Southampton F.C. Official Site. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Kelvin Davis extends Southampton contract until 2016". goal.com. 7 March 2013.
  13. ^ "SOUTHAMPTON FC | Lessons learned from City defeat, says Davis". Saintsfc.co.uk. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Saints to stage testimonial for club captain Davis". Southampton F.C. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Kelvin Davis". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  16. ^ "K. DAVIS". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Three in Team of the Year". Southampton FC. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  18. ^ "PFA Divisional Awards: Npower League One". Professional Footballers Association. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  19. ^ "Championship team". Spurs defender Kyle Walker wins PFA Young Player award. BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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