Sean Davis

Sean Davis
Fulham info
Full name	Sean Davis
Date of birth	20 Sept 1979
Place of birth	Clapham, London, England
Height	5ft 10in (1.78m)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Current player?
Number(s) worn	23 (1999-2004)
Debut	Cambridge (h) (15 Oct 1996)
Last Appearance	Bolton (a) (15 May 2004)
First goal	Northampton (a) (10 Aug 1999)
Last goal	Charlton (h) (24 Apr 2004)
Joined from	Battersea Sports Centre - c.1994
Left for	Tottenham Hotspur, £1 million - 10 Jul 2004
League apps (gls)	155 (14)
All apps (gls)	198 (20)
Other clubs	Wimbledon (youth) (1993-1994) West Ham United (youth) (1994) Battersea Sports Centre (youth) (1994) Tottenham Hotspur (2004-2006) Portsmouth (2006-2009) Bolton Wanderers (2009-2012) → Bristol City (loan) (2012)
International	England U21 (2000-2002)
Apps (gls)	12 (1)

Sean Davis played for Fulham from 1994 until 2004 as a midfielder. An academy product, he was the first player to play for one club in all four of England's professional divisions. He made the England squad on one occasion but failed to gain a cap, but did earn twelve caps for the U21 side.

Career

Before Fulham

Born in Clapham, London, Sean played for Wimbledon and West Ham United's youth setup between 1993 and 1994, but was released from both clubs.

No longer thinking about making it as a professional, he began playing football at Battersea Sports Centre.

Fulham (1994-2004)

An unexpected trial for Sean came whilst playing at Battersea Sports Centre, as he and two other players were handed an oppertunity to train at the club. After impressing, Sean was the only one of the three to be signed in 1994.

After impressing player-manager Micky Adams, Sean was handed a first team debut off the bench on 15 October 1996, aged 17 years and 25 days, during a 3-0 win over Cambridge United at Craven Cottage. Despite this, he was made to wait nearly two years before he played for the first team again under Kevin Keegan.

Used as a backup player in 1998-99, the 199-00 season was when Sean fully broke into the first team, seeing much more game time. He scored his first senior goal in the second match of the season, during a 2-1 win away at Northampton Town in the League Cup.

In 2000-01, Sean was now a regular starter for the team, and enjoyed a fantastic season with the club as they were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history. He scored a memorable last minute goal against Blackburn Rovers on 11 April 2001 during a 2-1 win which all but guaranteed promotion. This was celebrated by Sean with a dance which is fondly remembered by Fulham fans of the time.

Sean kept his place as Fulham moved into a new era of Premier League football, and despite playing a large number of matches in 2001-02, had to wait until the following season for this first Premier League goal in an interesting 2-2 draw away at Middlesbrough on 24 August 2002. Trailing 2-0 down heading into stoppage time, a goal from Sean followed by Facundo Sava in quick succession salvaged a point for Fulham.

After many impressive performances in the heart of midfield, Sean was called up to the England squad under Sven-Göran Eriksson in February 2003. Unfortunately, he was an unused substitute in a 3-1 loss to Australia at Upton Park and failed to win a cap.

After Fulham

Sean made the decision to leave Fulham in the summer of 2004 after ten years at the club. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur for around £1 million, after having only one year left on his contract at Craven Cottage.

He struggled to establish himself in the side after injuries began restricting his appearances. He was moved on by Spurs, and signed by Portsmouth in January 2006. This is perhaps where Sean enjoyed his football most after leaving Fulham. He made over 100 appearances in all competitions with Pompey, before he was sold to Bolton Wanderers in 2009.

After struggling with injury, Sean could only managed three league appearances for them, and after a short loan to Bristol City in 2012 to try and resurrect his playing career, he had to retire at the age of 32.

Since retiring from playing, Sean has had various roles back at Fulham, including writing as a columnist and commentating on matches alongside Gentleman Jim on Fulham's website.

Fulham Statistics

Appearances

Season	League	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Intertoto Cup		UEFA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1996-97	Third Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
1997-98	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0
1998-99	Second Division	6	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	9	0
1999-00	First Division	26	0	2	1	4	2	-	-	-	-	32	3
2000-01	First Division	40	6	0	0	4	1	-	-	-	-	44	7
2001-02	Premier League	30	0	4	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	37	0
2002-03	Premier League	28	3	4	0	1	0	8	1	4	0	45	4
2003-04	Premier League	24	5	6	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	30	6
	Total	155	14	17	2	14	3	8	1	4	0	198	20

Disciplinary

Season
1996-97	0	0	0
1997-98	-	-	-
1998-99	0	0	0
1999-00	1	0	0
2000-01	10	0	0
2001-02	5	0	0
2002-03	5	0	1
2003-04	5	0	0
Total	26	0	1

Fulham Matches

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Fulham squads

Template:1996-97 squad Template:1997-98 squad

1998-99 squad
GK Arendse GK Brown GK Taylor DF Albert DF Brevett DF Coleman DF Finnan DF Lawrence DF McAnespie DF Morgan DF Neilson DF J Smith DF Symons DF Uhlenbeek MF Betsy MF Bracewell MF Brazier MF Brooker MF Collins MF Davis MF Hayward MF Keller MF Salako MF Scott MF N Smith MF Trollope FW Beardsley FW Cornwall FW Hayles FW Horsfield FW Lehmann FW Moody FW Peschisolido Manager  Kevin Keegan

1999-00 squad

1. Taylor 2. Finnan 3. Brevett 4. Melville 5. Coleman 6. Symons 7. Trollope 8. Clark 9. Horsfield 10. Peschisolido 11. Hayward 12. Hahnemann 13. Riedle 14. Morgan 15. Hayles 16. Neilson 17. Collins 18. Salako / Cadamarteri / Ball 19. Smith / Goldbæk 20. Uhlenbeek 21. Selley 22. McAnespie 23. Davis 24. Brooker 25. McGuckin 26. Betsy 27. Knight 28. Cornwall 29. Collymore / Phelan 30. Hughes / Thompson 31. Lewis Manager  Paul Bracewell /  Jean Tigana

2000-01 squad

1. Taylor 2. Finnan 3. Brevett 4. Melville 5. Coleman 6. Symons 7. Trollope 8. Clark 9. Sahnoun 10. J Collins 11. Hayward / Møller 12. Hahnemann 13. Riedle 14. Morgan 15. Hayles 16. Neilson 17. W Collins 18. McAnespie 19. Goldbæk 20. Saha 21. Peschisolido 22. Boa Morte 23. Davis 24. Goma 25. Fernandes 26. Betsy 27. Knight 28. Cornwall 29. Phelan 30. Thompson 31. Lewis 32. Keevill 33. Willock 34. Hammond 35. McCracken 36. Hudson 40. Štolcers Manager  Jean Tigana

2002-03 squad

1. van der Sar 2. Finnan 3. Brevett 4. Melville 5. Coleman 6. Inamoto 7. Marlet 8. Clark 9. Sava 10. Collins 11. Boa Morte 12. Taylor 13. Flitney 14. Malbranque 15. Hayles 16. Knight 17. Djetou 18. Legwinski 19. Goldbæk 20. Saha 21. Herrera 23. Davis 24. Goma 25. Ouaddou 26. Harley 27. Womé 30. Thompson 31. Lewis 33. Willock 34. Hammond 35. McAnespie 36. Hudson 38. Cornwall 39. Leacock 40. Štolcers Manager  Jean Tigana /  Chris Coleman

2003-04 squad

1. van der Sar 2. Volz 3. Harley 4. Melville 5. Legwinski 6. Inamoto 7. Marlet / Pembridge 8. Saha / McBride 9. Sava 10. Clark 11. Boa Morte 12. Crossley 13. Flitney 14. Malbranque 15. Hayles 16. Knight 17. Djetou 18. Bonnissel 19. Hammond 20. Hudson 21. Beasant 22. Leacock 23. S Davis 24. Goma 25. Buari 26. Willock / Petta 27. Štolcers 28. Rehman 29. Doherty 30. Green 31. Pratley 32. T Davis 33. Noble 34. Bocanegra 35. Pearce 36. John 37. Rosenior Manager  Chris Coleman