Liam Davis (footballer, born 1990)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cleethorpes Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Waltham Juniors | |||
| 2007-2009 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009-2010 | Armthorpe Welfare | ||
| 2010-2011 | Selby Town | ||
| 2011-2012 | Barton Town Old Boys | ||
| 2011-2013 | Brigg Town | ||
| 2013-2016 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 2016- | Cleethorpes Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Liam Davis (born 8 November 1990) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played for Cleethorpes Town.
Liam started his career in the Youth teams of home town club Grimsby Town, where he failed to break into the first team. After departing Grimsby Town, Liam went onto play for Selby Town, Brigg Town, Gainsborough Trinity, and most recently Cleethorpes Town, who he represented in the 2017 FA Vase Final at Wembley.[1]
Early life
Davis attended Toll Bar Business & Enterprise College in Grimsby.
Club career
Armthorpe Welfare
After being released from Grimsby Town, Davis joined Armthorpe Welfare.
Selby Town
After a single season at Armthorpe, Davis joined Northern Counties East Premier Division side Selby Town.
Barton Town Old Boys
Ahead of the 2011/2012 season, Davis joined fellow Northern Counties East Premier Division side Barton Town Old Boys.
Brigg Town
Davis signed for Brigg Town of the Northern Premier League First Division South. Davis was named Brigg's Player of the Season in the 2012/13 season.
Gainsborough Trinity
Davis joined Gainsborough Trinity on 1 July 2013, who at the time played in the Conference North.[2]
Cleethorpes Town
On 4 October 2016 Davis joined Cleethorpes Town.
On 21 May 2017 Davis represented Cleethorpes Town in the 2017 FA Vase Final, where Cleethorpes lost 4-0 to South Shields.[3]
Personal life
In January 2014 Davis become the UKs highest profile openly gay footballer.[4][5]
In December 2017 Davis publicly criticised comments made by FA chairman Greg Clarke that "professional players who out themselves as homosexual would be taking a risk".[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Association, The Football. "Cleethorpes Town 0-4 South Shields". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Liam Davis moves to Gainsborough Trinity". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Cleethorpes Town 0-4 South Shields". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Semi-professional UK footballer Liam Davis comes out as gay". PinkNews - Gay news, reviews and comment from the world's most read lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans news service. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "How I came out: Britain's only openly gay footballer". 15 January 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Liam Davis criticises Greg Clarke for past comments on gay footballers". Eurosport. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ White, Jim (19 December 2017). "England's only openly gay footballer Liam Davis: 'I have not had one problem in football since I came out'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "'Impossible for a gay Premier League player to come out,' admits FA chairman Greg Clarke". The Independent. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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