Geoff Davies
Encyclopedia
Geoffrey Peter "Geoff" Davies (born 1 July 1947) is an English
retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a midfielder
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, before signing a professional contract in 1972 with Chester City
. Davies made a total of 32 league appearances for Chester, scoring five goals. He moved to Wrexham a season later, and made a total of 67 league appearances – scoring 15 goals – between 1973 and 1975. Davies then moved to the United States to play in the NASL
with the Boston Minutemen
, the Chicago Sting
and the San Jose Earthquakes
. Davies returned to England in 1977, and made seven league appearances for Port Vale
, and five on loan at Hartlepool United
. He contract with the Vale was cancelled by mutual consent in January 1977. Davies then signed for Wimbledon
for the 1977–78 season, where he made 23 league appearances. He later returned to the United States where he played the 1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League
season with the San Francisco Fog
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English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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Playing career
Davies began his career in English non-league football with Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
, before signing a professional contract in 1972 with Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
. Davies made a total of 32 league appearances for Chester, scoring five goals. He moved to Wrexham a season later, and made a total of 67 league appearances – scoring 15 goals – between 1973 and 1975. Davies then moved to the United States to play in the NASL
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
with the Boston Minutemen
Boston Minutemen
The Boston Minutemen were a soccer team based out of Boston that played in the NASL. They played from 1974 to 1976. Their home fields included Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy and Sargent Field in New Bedford.Portuguese legend...
, the Chicago Sting
Chicago Sting
The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988...
and the San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes (NASL)
San Jose Earthquakes was a professional soccer club that played from 1974 to 1984. The team began as an expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League. From 1983 to 1984, the team was known as the Golden Bay Earthquakes...
. Davies returned to England in 1977, and made seven league appearances for Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
, and five on loan at Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
. He contract with the Vale was cancelled by mutual consent in January 1977. Davies then signed for Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
for the 1977–78 season, where he made 23 league appearances. He later returned to the United States where he played the 1980–81 Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
season with the San Francisco Fog
San Francisco Fog (MISL)
The San Francisco Fog was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1980-1981.-History:The Fog, which played their home games at the Cow Palace, finished their single season of existence at 11-29...
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