Grant Davies (footballer)
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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A centre half, Davies joined [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] in 1978 from [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], forming a long standing centre half pairing with [[Keith Oakes]]. Between 1978 and 1983 Davies made 150 league appearances for Newport, scoring 1 goal during the most successful period in the club's long history. Davies was part of the Newport County team that won promotion to the [[Football League Third Division]], won the [[1979–80 Welsh Cup|1980 Welsh Cup]] and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the [[1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup|1981 European Cup Winners Cup]].[https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/march/grant-davies-interview/ Grant Davies interview] Davies won the 1982 Newport County player of the year award.[https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1024 Davies player of the year] |
A centre half, Davies joined [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] in 1978 from [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], forming a long standing centre half pairing with [[Keith Oakes]]. Between 1978 and 1983 Davies made 150 league appearances for Newport, scoring 1 goal during the most successful period in the club's long history. Davies was part of the Newport County team that won promotion to the [[Football League Third Division]], won the [[1979–80 Welsh Cup|1980 Welsh Cup]] and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the [[1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup|1981 European Cup Winners Cup]].[https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/march/grant-davies-interview/ Grant Davies interview] Davies won the 1982 Newport County player of the year award.[https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1024 Davies player of the year] |
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In 1983, he had a brief loan spell at [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] making 7 league appearances and subsequently retired from professional football to joining the police force.[https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1024 Grant Davies Exeter city profile] |
In 1983, he had a brief loan spell at [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] making 7 league appearances and subsequently retired from professional football to joining the police force.[https://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/1024 Grant Davies Exeter city profile] |
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[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]] |
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