Kevin Davies
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Kevin Cyril Davies is an English
footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers
and the England national football team
as a striker
. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009.
Davies originally made his name as a vital part of the Chesterfield
team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup
in 1997
. Davies is known for his physical playing style; he has committed more fouls
than any other player in the history of the Premier League, although conversely is one of the most fouled. At the age of 33, Davies made his international debut for England against Montenegro
in a 0–0 draw on 12 October 2010, coming on as a second half substitute.
He is the half brother of former Chesterfield
striker Jamie Jackson.
, but was released at the age of 15. He was taken on trial at Chesterfield
and broke into the club's first team after several months. He was a vital part of the Chesterfield team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup
in 1997
, scoring a hat-trick
against his current club Bolton Wanderers
at Burnden Park
, and helping Chesterfield reach the FA Cup semi-finals where they took a 2–0 lead over Middlesbrough
, only for the game to end in a 3–3 draw. Middlesbrough won the subsequent replay 3–0.
Generally, Davies's goalscoring form at Chesterfield was unspectacular, playing mostly wide in midfield and scoring his best total of 11 goals in the 1994–95
promotion campaign from Division Three (via the playoffs). In his final season at Saltergate he managed a mere three goals from 34 Division Three games. Nonetheless, he was still attracting attention from Premier League and Division One clubs during his contribution to Chesterfield's FA Cup run.
in May, 1997 and, in his first spell with them, scored nine league goals and impressed many, one of which was a notable solo goal against Everton
at Goodison Park
. He also headed the lone goal in a historic 1–0 win against Manchester United
.
signed him for £7.5 million in July 1998, ten times what Southampton had paid for him a year earlier and also a club record. (Chesterfield
received no more money from the switch, having failed to negotiate a sell-on clause.) As part of the deal, James Beattie
went the other way. However, Davies scored just one league goal, the winner in a victory over Charlton Athletic
, in 21 appearances for the club. He scored a further goal in the FA Cup
, also against Charlton Athletic, and played a UEFA Cup
game that season. At the end of the campaign, Blackburn were relegated a year after finishing sixth in the league and a mere four years after winning the league.
in August 1999. However, just two league matches into his return at Southampton, Davies found himself sent off in a defeat against Liverpool
after coming on as a substitute for Mark Hughes
. He struggled to gain a first team place throughout the next four years, and was more often than not a substitute. For the 2002–03 season
Davies went on loan to Milwall
in the First Division
. He played 9 times and scored 3 goals in the league.
against Middlesbrough
in Cardiff.
Davies is frequently cited as being the player in the Premier League that commits the most fouls, committing more offences than any other Premier League player in for three consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2007. In the 2003–04 and 2007–08 seasons Davies was slightly better behaved, committing the second highest number of fouls per season. In his Bolton career Davies has committed over 1000 fouls, more than any other Premier League player in the competition's history. At the same time Davies has also featured near the top of the list of most fouled players.
During a post match interview with the BBC after a game against Arsenal
in January 2009, during which he had been accused of deliberately trying to injure Gaël Clichy
in a challenge, he replied that some Arsenal players tried to "con the referee". He added "A few of them let out a big scream, which is a bit embarrassing because it is a man's game... in my eyes that is cheating the referee... you just have to get on with the game." On 10 September 2011 he received his 100th yellow card in the Premier League for a foul on Manchester United's
Patrice Evra
. He now lies second for most yellow cards in Premier League history behind Lee Bowyer
who received 101 yellow cards.
On 8 November 2007, Davies scored a goal away to Bayern Munich
at the Allianz Arena in Germany. Davies's late effort earned Bolton a crucial away point from the 2–2 draw in the UEFA Cup group stage.
On 12 April 2008, Davies scored his 100th career goal in a 1–0 win over West Ham United
at the Reebok Stadium
, despite dislocating a finger during the match and having it placed back into its socket allowing him to play on.
On Saturday 3 May 2008, he made his return from a broken hand to help Bolton retain their Premier League status.
Over the summer of 2008, Hull City
tried to sign Kevin Davies from Bolton, but the club turned down their offer. Davies then signed a new contract with Bolton which will keep him at the club until 2011.
On 31 January 2009, Davies became captain of Bolton Wanderers
following the sale of Kevin Nolan
to Newcastle United
. The same day, Davies' first game as captain saw him score two goals in Bolton's 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur
as well as equalling his record for goals in a Premier League season.
In the following game, at home against West Ham United
, he scored his 50th goal for Bolton, and his 10th of the season.
In August 2009, Davies stated that he would like to stay at Bolton for the rest of his career. On 13 March 2010, Davies scored the first penalty of his career, netting the second from the spot in a 4–0 home win over Wigan
.
Davies set a Premier League records for the most fouls in a season in 2010, committing 120 such offences. In the 2010-11 season he went on to break his own record with 121 fouls. On 19 November 2011, Davies made the 500th appearance of his career in Bolton's 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion
.
At the age of 33, Davies was called up to the England squad for the first time in his career for the Euro 2012 qualifying
game against Montenegro
on 12 October 2010. He made his debut as a second half substitute for Peter Crouch
and received a yellow card
. At 33 years and 200 days, he became the oldest England debutant since the 38 year old Leslie Compton
in 1950.
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|1999–00||Division 1
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563||109||39||15||38||7||14||1||654||132
Bolton Wanderers
Other
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
and the England national football team
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009.
Davies originally made his name as a vital part of the Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup
FA Cup Semi-finals
The FA Cup Semi-finals are played to determine which teams will contest the FA Cup Final. They are the penultimate phase of the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world.- Location :...
in 1997
1996-97 in English football
The 1996–1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England.Arrival into the league and exit out of the league returns in the fourth tier for the first time after its 3 season absence with only 1 relegation spot.- Premier League :...
. Davies is known for his physical playing style; he has committed more fouls
Foul (football)
A foul in association football is an unfair act by a player which is deemed by the referee to contravene Law 12 of the Laws of the Game.For an act to be a foul it must:...
than any other player in the history of the Premier League, although conversely is one of the most fouled. At the age of 33, Davies made his international debut for England against Montenegro
Montenegro national football team
The Montenegro national football team represents Montenegro in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro...
in a 0–0 draw on 12 October 2010, coming on as a second half substitute.
He is the half brother of former Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
striker Jamie Jackson.
Chesterfield
Davies played as a schoolboy with his boyhood club Sheffield UnitedSheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
, but was released at the age of 15. He was taken on trial at Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
and broke into the club's first team after several months. He was a vital part of the Chesterfield team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup
FA Cup Semi-finals
The FA Cup Semi-finals are played to determine which teams will contest the FA Cup Final. They are the penultimate phase of the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world.- Location :...
in 1997
1996-97 in English football
The 1996–1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England.Arrival into the league and exit out of the league returns in the fourth tier for the first time after its 3 season absence with only 1 relegation spot.- Premier League :...
, scoring a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
against his current club Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
at Burnden Park
Burnden Park
Burnden Park was the home of English FA Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers who played home games here between 1895 and 1997. As well as hosting an FA Cup Final replay it was the scene of one of the greatest disasters in English football and the subject of an L. S...
, and helping Chesterfield reach the FA Cup semi-finals where they took a 2–0 lead over Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
, only for the game to end in a 3–3 draw. Middlesbrough won the subsequent replay 3–0.
Generally, Davies's goalscoring form at Chesterfield was unspectacular, playing mostly wide in midfield and scoring his best total of 11 goals in the 1994–95
1994-95 in English football
-Premiership:Blackburn Rovers ended their 81-year wait for the league title thanks to the strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton which scored a total of more than 50 league goals. Manchester United would have made it three league titles in a row if they had been able to turn a 1-1 draw...
promotion campaign from Division Three (via the playoffs). In his final season at Saltergate he managed a mere three goals from 34 Division Three games. Nonetheless, he was still attracting attention from Premier League and Division One clubs during his contribution to Chesterfield's FA Cup run.
Southampton
Davies moved to SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
in May, 1997 and, in his first spell with them, scored nine league goals and impressed many, one of which was a notable solo goal against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
at Goodison Park
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...
. He also headed the lone goal in a historic 1–0 win against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
.
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
signed him for £7.5 million in July 1998, ten times what Southampton had paid for him a year earlier and also a club record. (Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
received no more money from the switch, having failed to negotiate a sell-on clause.) As part of the deal, James Beattie
James Beattie (footballer)
James Scott Beattie is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United as a striker.Born in Lancaster, Lancashire he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers eventually signing professionally for them in 1995...
went the other way. However, Davies scored just one league goal, the winner in a victory over Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, in 21 appearances for the club. He scored a further goal in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, also against Charlton Athletic, and played a UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
game that season. At the end of the campaign, Blackburn were relegated a year after finishing sixth in the league and a mere four years after winning the league.
Return to Southampton
Southampton re-signed their former striker in exchange for Egil ØstenstadEgil Østenstad
Egil Johan Østenstad , nicknamed "Østen", is a Norwegian director of football at Viking, where he is also a former player. His playing career also included spells at Southampton and Blackburn, among others.-Norway:...
in August 1999. However, just two league matches into his return at Southampton, Davies found himself sent off in a defeat against Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
after coming on as a substitute for Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
. He struggled to gain a first team place throughout the next four years, and was more often than not a substitute. For the 2002–03 season
2002-03 in English football
The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable...
Davies went on loan to Milwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
in the First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
. He played 9 times and scored 3 goals in the league.
Bolton Wanderers
In summer 2003, he joined Bolton having been released by Southampton. In a season where he rediscovered his best form, he scored ten times and started every league game. He ended the season by winning the club's Player of the Year award and scored a consolation goal for his team in the 2004 Football League Cup Final2004 Football League Cup Final
The 2004 Football League Cup Final was played between Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium on 29 February 2004. Middlesbrough won the game 2-1 to clinch their first major trophy...
against Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
in Cardiff.
Davies is frequently cited as being the player in the Premier League that commits the most fouls, committing more offences than any other Premier League player in for three consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2007. In the 2003–04 and 2007–08 seasons Davies was slightly better behaved, committing the second highest number of fouls per season. In his Bolton career Davies has committed over 1000 fouls, more than any other Premier League player in the competition's history. At the same time Davies has also featured near the top of the list of most fouled players.
During a post match interview with the BBC after a game against Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
in January 2009, during which he had been accused of deliberately trying to injure Gaël Clichy
Gaël Clichy
Gaël Clichy is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City and the France national football team. Though initially right-foot dominant, he primarily plays as a left back that is also capable of playing as an offensive-minded wingback. Clichy is described as a player who...
in a challenge, he replied that some Arsenal players tried to "con the referee". He added "A few of them let out a big scream, which is a bit embarrassing because it is a man's game... in my eyes that is cheating the referee... you just have to get on with the game." On 10 September 2011 he received his 100th yellow card in the Premier League for a foul on Manchester United's
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
Patrice Evra
Patrice Evra
Patrice Latyr Evra is a French international footballer who currently plays for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and the France national team. Originally an attacker, he primarily plays as a left back and is described as "the classic example of a modern full-back" who is...
. He now lies second for most yellow cards in Premier League history behind Lee Bowyer
Lee Bowyer
Lee David Bowyer is an English professional footballer born in Canning Town, London, who plays as a midfielder for Ipswich Town of the Football League Championship....
who received 101 yellow cards.
On 8 November 2007, Davies scored a goal away to Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
at the Allianz Arena in Germany. Davies's late effort earned Bolton a crucial away point from the 2–2 draw in the UEFA Cup group stage.
On 12 April 2008, Davies scored his 100th career goal in a 1–0 win over West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
at the Reebok Stadium
Reebok Stadium
The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is commonly known as 'The Reebok'...
, despite dislocating a finger during the match and having it placed back into its socket allowing him to play on.
On Saturday 3 May 2008, he made his return from a broken hand to help Bolton retain their Premier League status.
Over the summer of 2008, Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
tried to sign Kevin Davies from Bolton, but the club turned down their offer. Davies then signed a new contract with Bolton which will keep him at the club until 2011.
On 31 January 2009, Davies became captain of Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
following the sale of Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....
to Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
. The same day, Davies' first game as captain saw him score two goals in Bolton's 3–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
as well as equalling his record for goals in a Premier League season.
In the following game, at home against West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
, he scored his 50th goal for Bolton, and his 10th of the season.
In August 2009, Davies stated that he would like to stay at Bolton for the rest of his career. On 13 March 2010, Davies scored the first penalty of his career, netting the second from the spot in a 4–0 home win over Wigan
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
.
Davies set a Premier League records for the most fouls in a season in 2010, committing 120 such offences. In the 2010-11 season he went on to break his own record with 121 fouls. On 19 November 2011, Davies made the 500th appearance of his career in Bolton's 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
.
International career
Davies was asked near the end of the 2009–10 season if he was eligible to play for Scotland. Davies is, to his own knowledge, ineligible to represent Scotland, but further explained he would reject any call-up to the Scottish or Welsh teams even if it was possible.At the age of 33, Davies was called up to the England squad for the first time in his career for the Euro 2012 qualifying
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
game against Montenegro
Montenegro national football team
The Montenegro national football team represents Montenegro in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro...
on 12 October 2010. He made his debut as a second half substitute for Peter Crouch
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
and received a yellow card
Yellow card
Yellow card may refer to:* A yellow penalty card shown in many sports after a rules infraction or, by analogy, a serious warning in other areas...
. At 33 years and 200 days, he became the oldest England debutant since the 38 year old Leslie Compton
Leslie Compton
Leslie Harry Compton was an English footballer and cricketer who played for Arsenal and Middlesex respectively...
in 1950.
Club
|-|1993–94||rowspan="4"|Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
||rowspan="2"|Division 3
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
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|1994–95||41||11||1||0||6||1||0||0||48||12
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|1995–96||rowspan="2"|Division 2
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
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|1996–97||34||3||7||4||1||0||0||0||42||7
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!colspan="3"|Chesterfield Total
!129!!22!!10!!6!!9!!1!!0!!0!!148!!29
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|1997–98
FA Premier League 1997-98
The FA Premier League 1997-98 season saw Arsenal lift their first league title since 1991, and also become only the second team to win the 'double' of the FA Cup and league title twice...
||Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
||Premier League||25||9||1||0||4||3||0||0||30||12
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!colspan="3"|Southampton Total
!25!!9!!1!!0!!4!!3!!0!!0!!30!!12
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|1998–99
FA Premier League 1998-99
The 1998–99 FA Premier League season was the seventh season of the Premier League, the top division of English football, since its establishment in 1992. The season will always be remembered as the one in which Manchester United won a unique treble of the league title, the FA Cup and the European Cup...
||rowspan="2"|Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
||Premier League||21||1||2||1||3||0||1||0||27||2
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|1999–00||Division 1
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
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!colspan="3"|Blackburn Rovers Total
!23!!1!!2!!1!!3!!0!!1!!0!!29!!2
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|1999–00||rowspan="3"|Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
||rowspan="3"|Premier League||23||6||1||0||1||0||0||0||25||6
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|2000–01
FA Premier League 2000-01
The FA Premier League 2000-01 season was the third season running which ended with Manchester United as champions and Arsenal as runners-up. Sir Alex Ferguson became the first manager to win three successive English league titles, although three teams had achieved that feat in the past - but with...
||27||1||2||1||1||0||0||0||30||2
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|2001–02
FA Premier League 2001-02
The 2001–02 FA Premier League season was the tenth season of the competition. It began with a new sponsor, Barclaycard, and was titled the FA Barclaycard Premiership, replacing the previous sponsor, Carling...
||23||2||1||0||3||1||0||0||27||3
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|2002–03||Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
(Loan)||Division 1
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
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|2002–03
FA Premier League 2002-03
The 2002–03 FA Premier League was the eleventh season of the Premier League, the top division in English football. The first matches were played on 17 August 2002 and the last were played on 11 May 2003...
||Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
||Premier League||9||1||4||1||0||0||0||0||13||2
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!colspan="3"|Millwall Total
!9!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!9!!3
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!colspan="3"|Southampton Total
!82!!10!!8!!2!!5!!1!!0!!0!!95!!13
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!colspan="3"|Southampton Overall Total
!107!!19!!9!!2!!9!!4!!0!!0!!125!!25
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|2003–04
FA Premier League 2003-04
The 2003–04 FA Premier League season was the twelfth season of the Premier League. In the end, Arsenal went through the season without a single defeat – only the second ever team to do so and were crowned champions once more, at the expense of Chelsea, who had spent heavily throughout the...
||rowspan="9"|Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
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|2004–05||35||8||4||1||2||0||0||0||41||9
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|2005–06||37||7||3||1||2||0||5||0||47||8
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|2006–07||30||8||2||1||1||0||0||0||33||9
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|2007–08||32||3||0||0||1||0||8||1||41||4
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|2008–09||38||12||1||0||1||0||0||0||40||12
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|2009–10||37||7||3||1||2||1||0||0||42||9
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|2010–11||38||8||6||2||1||0||0||0||45||10
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|2011-12||10||2||0||0||2||0||0||0||12||2
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!colspan="3"|Bolton Wanderers Total
!295!!64!!19!!7!!17!!2!!13!!1!!344!!73
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!colspan="3"|Premier League Total
!423!!84!!30!!10!!29!!6!!14!!1!!496!!101
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563||109||39||15||38||7||14||1||654||132
Honours
SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
- 2003FA Cup Final 2003The 2003 FA Cup Final saw the holders Arsenal, beat Southampton. The match took place on Saturday, 17 May 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and ended 1–0 with a 38th minute goal by Robert Pirès separating the sides....
F.A. Cup runners up medal (Awarded by club for contributions en route to final)
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
- 2004 League Cup runners up medal
- 2005FA Premier League Asia Trophy 2005The FA Premier League Asia Cup 2005 was the second edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy, a four-team football tournament held every two years. The second edition was competed by Thailand national football team, Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Manchester City at the 49,749-capacity Rajamangala...
FA Premier League Asia Trophy - 20072007 Peace CupThe 2007 Peace Cup Korea was a football tournament held in South Korea between 12 July and 21 August 2007. It was the third edition of Peace Cup...
Peace Cup Runners up
Other
- 2004 Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year
- 2008 Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year
- 2009 Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year
External links
- Photos and stats at sporting heroes.net