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Encyclopedia > Billy Davies
Billy Davies
Personal information
Full name William McIntosh Davies
Date of birth May 31, 1964 (1964-05-31) (age 43)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1982–1984
1986–1987
1987–1990
1990
1990–1993
1993–1998
Rangers
Elfsborg
St Mirren
Leicester City
Dunfermline Athletic
Motherwell
013 0(1)
018 0(1)
074 0(5)
006 0(0)
104 (10)
116 0(9)   
Teams managed
1998–2001
2004–2006
2006–2007
Motherwell
Preston North End
Derby County

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
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William McIntosh "Billy" Davies (born 31 May 1964 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is currently unemployed after being released by Derby County F.C. on 26 November 2007. is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

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Playing career

He started his playing career at the Scottish club Rangers where he spent six years before a brief spell with Swedish team IF Elsborg. He later played for St Mirren, Leicester City and Dunfermline Athletic before finishing his playing career with Motherwell. Saint Mirren Football Club (usually referred to simply as St Mirren, or by the nicknames The Buddies or The Saints) are a Scottish football club based in the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. ... Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. ...


Management career

Davies went on to manage Motherwell and he took them to the brink of European Football but was subsequently sacked after poor form saw Motherwell gain just 3 points from 7 matches at the start of the 2001/2 season. He became assistant manager to Craig Brown at Preston, and took over as caretaker manager in 2004 following Brown's departure.[1] He was later given the job on a permanent basis. Craig Brown CBE (born July 1, 1940 in Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish professional football player and is currently employed in a director of football-style role at English club Fulham. ... Preston North End Football Club are a professional English football team. ...


He took Preston to the brink of the Premiership via the play-offs in May 2005. Despite a difficult start to the 2005–06 season, Preston went on an unbeaten run, from September until February, which saw them go 22 games unbeaten - equalling the record set in the 1888 season by the double-winning 'Invincibles' side, leading some sections of the media to dub them 'The New Invincibles'. This helped the club qualify for the play-offs for a second successive season although Davies and Preston again failed to win promotion when they were knocked out by Leeds United after losing the semi-final second leg. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...


Davies won Manager of the Month for the first time in English football for January 2006, having won all four league games played without conceding a single goal at all. In April 2006 he won the award for the second time in three months. Davies won three similar awards in Scotland whilst manager of Motherwell. Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. ...


As his contract allowed him to explore employment opportunities at Premiership clubs, Davies applied and was interviewed for the vacant management job at Charlton football club with Preston's blessing. However, despite Davies indicating to local press in Lancashire that the job was his should he want it,[citation needed] his application was unsuccessful.[2] He then expressed a desire to speak with a competitor Championship club, Derby County which was refused on the grounds that Preston were only contractually obliged to allow Davies to speak with Premiership clubs. Davies then took legal advice and, eventually, after a suitable compensation package had been agreed between the two clubs, Davies was allowed to leave Preston North End, followed by most of his coaching staff including first-team coach Julian Darby. Julian Timothy Darby is an English footballer, born in Farnworth, Greater Manchester on 3rd October 1967, who played for his local club Bolton Wanderers from 1986 to 1993, scoring 36 goals in 270 appearances. ...


Following the takeover of Derby County by a consortium consisting of local businessmen, Davies was appointed manager on 2 June 2006.[3] His first signing for his new club was Luton Town's Steve Howard who arrived for a fee of £1 million on 22 July 2006. The transfer was Derby's first £1 million plus transfer since 2001. The 2006–07 season started well, with Davies winning Manager of the Month in November following six consecutive wins. Davies' return to his old club Preston on New Year's Day saw the Rams record a 2–1 victory ended Preston's run of 31 unbeaten games at Deepdale, which incidentally, was started by Davies whilst he was manager. A further Manager Of The Month followed for January, which saw nine consecutive wins in all competitions. Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ... Steven John Steve Howard (born May 10, 1976 in Durham, England) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Derby County // Howard began his career at non-league Tow Law Town, whilst working as a roofer as his day-job. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Davies took Derby to a third place finish in 2006–07 and a place in the Playoff final following a penalty victory over Southampton and, on May 28, led Derby to the Premiership after 5 years following a 1–0 win over West Brom in the championship play-offs. The match was worth a reported £60 million.[4] He won the 2006–07 Manager Of The Month trophy twice, and was nominated on a third occasion, losing out to Sunderland's Roy Keane. Despire rumours regarding his future at the club, Davies confirmed his desire to stay at the club by signing a new one year extension to his contract on 3 July to take his time at the club through until 2010. However, a disastorous start to the new Premier League season has seen Davies come under increasing pressure from Derby County supporters. In fact, the start has been so poor the side have been labelled the worst team in Premier League history in a Yahoosports poll. Following a 2-0 home defeat against Chelsea, which saw the Rams bottom of the league and with just 6 points after 14 games, Davies once again criticised the Derby chairman and board and demanded that he be allowed to spend a considerable sum to replace the players that he signed. After meeting with the club chairman Adam Pearson, the parties agreed that Davies should leave the club. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sunderland Association Football Club is a football club based in Sunderland, on Wearside in the North-East of England. ... Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971 in Mayfield, Cork City, Ireland) is an Irish former professional footballer and the current manager of English Premier League club Sunderland. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ...


Following the resignation of Alex McLeish as Scotland manager, Davies has being installed amongst the front runners to take over the job.[5] Alexander Alec McLeish (born January 21, 1959, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) nicknamed Big Eck,[1] is a former professional footballer and is currently manager of the Scotland national team. ... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...


Managerial stats

As of 18 November 2007.
Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Motherwell Flag of Scotland October 14, 1998 September 18, 2001 123 41 51 31 33.33
Preston North End Flag of England August 29, 2004 June 2, 2006 101 45 21 35 44.55
Derby County Flag of England June 2, 2006 November 26, 2007 68 31 20 15 45.58
Overall Flag of Earth October 14, 1998 Present 292 117 95 81 40.06

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References

  1. ^ "Brown leaves Preston post", BBC Sport, 2004-08-29. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. 
  2. ^ "Charlton opt against Davies moves", BBC Sport, 2006-05-25. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. 
  3. ^ "Davies unveiled as new Derby boss", BBC Sport, 2006-06-02. Retrieved on 2007-09-09. 
  4. ^ "Davies Staying", The Mirror, 2007-05-15. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. 
  5. ^ "McLeish successor search begins", BBC Sport, 2007-11-27. Retrieved on 2007-11-27. 

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External links

  • Billy Davies management career stats at Soccerbase

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