Quick Facts
Biography
Harry Spencer Davis (born 24 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
Career
Davis was born in Burnley, Lancashire. After progressing through the club's academy, he made his first-team debut for Crewe Alexandra on 8 May 2010, in a 1–0 defeat to Bradford City on the final day of the 2009–10 season. Before making his Crewe debut he enjoyed a short loan spell at Northern Premier League Premier Division team Nantwich Town. He was given his first professional contract in May 2010. In August 2010 he joined Stafford Rangers of the Conference North on a one-month loan, along with teammate Kelvin Mellor. His second game for the club came on the final day of the following season, also against Bradford. Crewe won the game 5–1 at Valley Parade.
He started in the first game of the following season, a 3–0 defeat away to Swindon Town. He began to feature regular under manager Dario Gradi and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to Southend United on 8 October 2011. A few games later he scored in a 1–0 away win to Cheltenham Town. On 10 November 2011, Gradi stepped down as manager of Crewe, with Harry's father Steve Davis taking over as manager. After scoring penalties in a 1–0 win against Bradford, a 3–0 win against Bristol Rovers and in a 1–1 draw against Rotherham United, Davis helped Crewe to reach the 2012 League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, which Crewe won 2–0 against Cheltenham and were promoted to League One.
In January 2015, Davis signed a two-and-a-half year contract to remain at Crewe.
Personal life
His father, Steve, was assistant manager of Crewe as Harry made his debut at the club, then Steve Davis,in 2017, was sacked. His younger brother, Joe, is a defender at Fleetwood Town F.C., having previously been at Port Vale and Leicester City F.C.. On 22 February 2014, for 33 minutes of a match at Port Vale, the two brothers played on opposite sides against each other.
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2009–10 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | League Two | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | League One | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | League One | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | League One | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | League Two | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 182 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 207 | 13 | ||
| Stafford Rangers (loan) | 2010–11 | Conference North | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 188 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 212 | 13 | ||
Honours
Crewe Alexandra
- League Two play-offs: 2011–12
- Football League Trophy: 2012–13