Harry Spencer Davis (born 24 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club AFC Fylde. Davis has previously played for Crewe Alexandra, St Mirren, Grimsby Town, Morecambe and Scunthorpe United. Early in his career, he was loaned by Crewe to Nantwich Town, Stafford Rangers and Curzon Ashton.
Career Crewe Alexandra 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."Crewe 0–1 Bradford" BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2012. 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."Bradford 1–5 Crewe" BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
He started in the first game of the following season, a 3–0 defeat away to Swindon Town."Swindon 3–0 Crewe" BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012. He began to feature regularly under manager Dario Gradi and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to Southend United on 8 October 2011."Crewe 1–3 Southend" BBC Sport. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012. A few games later he scored in a 1–0 away win to Cheltenham Town."Cheltenham 0–1 Crewe" BBC Sport. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012. On 10 November 2011, Gradi stepped down as manager of Crewe, with Harry's father Steve Davis taking over as manager."Dario Gradi steps down as Crewe Alexandra manager" BBC Sport. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012. After scoring penalties in a 1–0 win against Bradford,"Crewe 1–0 Bradford" BBC Sport. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012. a 3–0 win against Bristol Rovers"Crewe 3–0 Bristol Rovers" BBC Sport. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012. and in a 1–1 draw against Rotherham United,"Rotherham 1–1 Crewe" BBC Sport. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012. 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."Cheltenham 0–2 Crewe" BBC Sport. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012. The following year, he was part of Crewe's winning side in the 2013 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley.
In January 2015, Davis signed a 2½-year contract to remain at Crewe. He was announced as club captain for the 2015–16 season. At the end of this contract, Crewe announced that Davis had been released by the club.Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Retrieved: 9 May 2017.
St Mirren On 31 January 2017, Davis signed on loan with Scottish Championship side St Mirren until the end of the 2016–17 season, and scored on his debut in a 2–2 draw at Dumbarton. Davis suffered a knee injury in St Mirren's 3–2 win over Dundee United in the Scottish Championship on 15 March 2017, after scoring his third goal for the club, and was set to return to Crewe for treatment.
He signed on a permanent basis with St Mirren on 1 August 2017. Davis helped St Mirren win the 2017–18 Scottish Championship, but decided to leave at the end of the season for family reasons.
Grimsby Town Davis signed an initial one-year deal with EFL League Two side Grimsby Town on a free transfer on 7 June 2018. He was released by Grimsby Town on 21 May 2020.
Morecambe Davis signed for Morecambe on 2 August 2020 on a one-year deal following his release from Grimsby Town.
Scunthorpe United On 30 June 2021, Davis joined League Two side Scunthorpe United on a one-year deal, making 17 appearances and scoring twice.
AFC Fylde On 28 January 2022, Davis joined National League North side AFC Fylde on a free transfer.
Style of play Throughout his career, Davis is noted as a centre back and can also play as a right back, he established himself as a full back at Crewe in the 2011–12 season under Dario Gradi.
Personal life Harry Davis's playing career at Crewe coincided with his father Steve's managerial roles at the club. Steve Davis was assistant manager at Crewe as Harry made his debut, later (November 2011) becoming manager. When Steve Davis was sacked in January 2017, Harry Davis sought a loan move away from the club.
Harry's younger brother, Joe, was a defender at Port Vale, having previously been at Port Vale (first spell), Leicester City and Fleetwood Town."Port Vale Team Profiles Joe Davis" Port Vale F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2012. 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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupCup competitions include the FA Cup, Scottish CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCrewe Alexandra2009–10League Two10000000102010–11League Two10000000102011–12League Two4150010504752012–13League One4212020405012013–14League One3232011103642014–15League One3112000003312015–16League One1110000001112016–17League Two251201010291Total18412805111020813Stafford Rangers (loan)2010–11Conference North60———60St Mirren (loan)2016–17Scottish Championship6221—1093St Mirren2017–18Scottish Championship203200000223Total265410010316Grimsby Town2018–19League Two3542010003842019–20League Two210102020260Total564303020644Morecambe2020–21League Two270203021281Scunthorpe United2021–22League Two142001020172Career total3072317112118134826
Honours Crewe Alexandra Football League Two play-offs: 2012 Football League Trophy: 2012–13
St Mirren Scottish Championship: 2017–18
Morecambe EFL League Two play-offs: 2021
References
External links at the Grimsby Town F.C. website