Geoff Davies (footballer)
Geoffrey Peter Davies (born 1 July 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played in the United Kingdom and the United States as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Peter Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Ellesmere Port, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ellesmere Port Town | |||
| 19??–1970 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1970–1972 | Wigan Athletic | 76 | (52) |
| 1972–1973 | Chester | 32 | (5) |
| 1973–1975 | Wrexham | 67 | (15) |
| 1975–1976 | Boston Minutemen | 29 | (10) |
| 1976 | Chicago Sting | 5 | (4) |
| 1976–1977 | Port Vale | 7 | (0) |
| 1976 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1977 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | (3) |
| 1977 | San Jose Earthquakes | 24 | (5) |
| 1977–1978 | Wimbledon | 23 | (1) |
| 1978–1979 | Los Angeles Skyhawks | 24 | (6) |
| 1980–1981 | San Francisco Fog (indoor) | 13 | (4) |
| 1984–1985 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1985–1986 | Caernarfon Town | ||
| Total | 314 | (106) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his career with Ellesmere Port Town and Northwich Victoria, before helping Wigan Athletic to win the Northern Premier League title in 1970–71. He joined Football League club Chester in 1972. The next year he transferred to Wrexham, before he moved to the United States to play for the Boston Minutemen in 1975. He moved on to the Chicago Sting the following year, and then returned to England to play for Port Vale and Hartlepool United. He spent 1977 in both the States and England, playing for the San Jose Earthquakes, before signing with Wimbledon. He joined the Los Angeles Skyhawks in 1978, and had a brief spell with the San Francisco Fog in 1980. He returned to England in the mid-1980s to play for Northwich Victoria and Caernarfon Town, before emigrating permanently to the United States.