Kenny Davis (footballer)

Kenny Davis
Personal information
Full name Kenny George Michael Davis[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Camden, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Redbridge
2005–2008 Harlow Town
2008–2010 Grays Athletic 61 (2)
2010–2016 Braintree Town 241 (39)
2016–2017 Boreham Wood 42 (6)
2017–2022 Sutton United 145 (6)
2022 Farnborough 6 (0)
2022 → Aldershot Town (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:29, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Kenny George Michael Davis (born 17 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Farnborough.[3] He has played for Redbridge, Harlow Town, Grays Athletic, Braintree Town, Boreham Wood and Sutton United.

Career

Davis spent his early career with Redbridge, Harlow Town, Grays Athletic and Braintree Town.[4][5] He was captain of Braintree Town.[6][7] He signed for Boreham Wood in May 2016,[8][9][10] and Sutton United in May 2017.[11][12] Davis was released by Sutton following their first season in the Football League at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]

On 2 July 2022, following his release from Sutton, Davis joined newly-promoted National League South side, Farnborough.[14] In October 2022, Davis joined Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal.[15]

Personal life

Upon Sutton's promotion to the Football League, Davis stated his commitment to retain his job as a black cab driver.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Redbridge 2004–05 Conference South No data currently available
Harlow Town 2005–06 Southern League Eastern Division No data currently available
2006–07 Isthmian League Division One North No data currently available
2007–08 Isthmian League Premier Division No data currently available
Grays Athletic 2008–09[17][18] Conference Premier 25 0 1 0 — 0 0 26 0
2009–10[17][19] Conference Premier 36 2 1 0 — 0 0 37 2
Total 61 2 2 0 — 0 0 63 2
Braintree Town 2010–11[2] Conference South 41 4 0 0 — 1[a] 0 42 4
2011–12[2] Conference Premier 39 3 1 1 — 2[a] 1 42 5
2012–13[2] Conference Premier 39 11 2 0 — 1[a] 0 42 11
2013–14[2] Conference Premier 38 7 3 0 — 2[a] 0 43 7
2014–15[2] Conference Premier 40 8 1 0 — 4[a] 2 45 10
2015–16[2] National League 44 6 3 2 — 4[b] 1 51 9
Total 241 39 10 3 — 14 4 265 46
Boreham Wood 2016–17[2] National League 42 6 3 0 — 6[a] 3 51 9
Sutton United 2017–18[2] National League 41 2 2 0 — 1[a] 0 44 2
2018–19[2] National League 31 3 2 0 — 4[c] 0 37 3
2019–20[2] National League 27 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 29 0
2020–21[2] National League 26 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 28 0
2021–22[20] League Two 20 1 1 0 1 0 4[d] 0 26 1
Total 145 6 7 0 1 0 11 0 164 6
Farnborough 2022–23[2] National League South 6 0 — — 0 0 6 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2022–23[2] National League 4 0 1 0 — 0 0 5 0
Career total 499 53 23 3 1 0 31 7 554 63
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  2. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the National League play-offs.
  3. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, two in the FA Trophy.
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Sutton United

References

  1. ^ https://www.efl.com/contentassets/c5d1297ad65c49c6bac4ae0e69c6b48e/squad-list-publication-report-2021-22---08.09.2021.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "K. Davis". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ Kenny Davis at Soccerbase
  4. ^ "Kenny Davis Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Kenny Davis - Midfielder - Squad - Sutton United". www.suttonunited.net.
  6. ^ Wardle, John (2 June 2023). "Kenny Davis keeps dream alive for Braintree Town" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Braintree Town skipper insists no-one is getting carried away". Braintree and Witham Times. 12 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Boreham Wood sign Braintree's Davis". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Boreham Wood sign Braintree Town skipper Kenny Davis". 20 May 2016.
  10. ^ Marston, Carl (21 May 2016). "Kenny Davis leaves Braintree Town". East Anglian Daily Times.
  11. ^ "Sutton sign midfielder Davis". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "'Mr Consistency' Kenny Davis swaps Boreham Wood for league rivals Sutton United". 17 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Trio released". www.suttonunited.net. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  14. ^ Lloyd, Dom (2 July 2022). "Davis signs on". Farnborough F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  15. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Kenny Davis". www.theshots.co.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  16. ^ "'I'll keep driving the black cab' – How Sutton United are gearing up for Football League debut". The Times. 6 August 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Kenny Davis Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  18. ^ For FA Cup first round: "Carlisle United vs. Grays Athletic". Soccerway. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  19. ^ For FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round: "Luton Town 3 v 0 Grays Athletic". Thurrock Gazette. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Games played by Kenny Davis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  21. ^ Peddy, Chris (3 April 2022). "Papa John's Trophy final: Rotherham twice come from behind to beat Sutton United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2024.


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