Gareth Davies (footballer, born 1973)

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Gareth Davies
Personal information
Full name Gareth Melville Davies
Date of birth (1973-12-11) 11 December 1973
Place of birth Hereford, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Hereford United 95 (2)
1995–1997 Crystal Palace 27 (2)
1997Cardiff City (loan) 6 (2)
1997–1999 Reading 19 (0)
1999–2002 Swindon Town 25 (0)
2002–2003 Chippenham Town 15 (2)
2014- Talgarth Town 0 (0)
National team
Wales U21 8 (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Gareth Davies (born 11 December 1973, in Hereford) is a retired Welsh footballer who played as a central defender. His career was ended prematurely after a long-term knee injury.

Although he was born in England he grew up just across the border in Wales, and represented them at Under 21 level. He joined his local club Hereford United as a trainee and made his debut for the first team in 1992. He was sold to Crystal Palace in 1995 for a £120,000 fee, and was later transferred for £175,000 to Reading. He made one Premier League appearance for Crystal Palace in a game against Leicester City.

He first suffered an injury to his knee while playing for Swindon Town, which severely restricted his appearances for the club. He retired from professional football in 2002 and played for Chippenham Town, before retiring from football altogether in 2003 to work in the recruitment industry.

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