Thomas Christopher Davies (born 18 April 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for club Radcliffe.

Career Born in Warrington, England, Davies started his career with local junior side Grappenhall Juniors where he was spotted by Manchester United and Manchester City and invited for trials with both clubs. He subsequently signed for Manchester United as an eight-year-old, where he spent four years at the club as a youth player before he was released in 2005. He later signed for Blackburn Rovers but was released at the age of sixteen having failed to earn a scholarship.

Whilst he was at studying at college he had brief spells at non-league sides Warrington Town and Runcorn Town before being offered a football scholarship at Northumbria University. And cameo Preston Whilst at University he played for Team Northumbria of the Northern Football League Division Two. In his first season with the club he won the League and Cup double, gaining promotion to Division One. He also featured in the 2012 Northumberland Senior Cup final at St James' Park scoring twice in a defeat to Newcastle United Reserves on penalties after a 4–4 draw. After completing his degree in the summer of 2013, he returned home and signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side FC United of Manchester after impressing on trial.

In March 2014, after impressing with FC United he signed for Football League Two side Fleetwood Town on an eighteen-month contract, and was immediately loaned back to his former club until the end of the season. He made a total 45 appearances for the FC United, scoring five goals. After failing to secure a place in the Fleetwood side, in October 2014 he was loaned to Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal. In November 2014 his loan was extended for a further month, in total he made eleven appearances for the club. In February 2015, he was sent out on loan again to the Conference Premier, signing for Lincoln City on a one-month loan deal. However, he failed to make an impact and only made one appearance as a substitute for Sean Newton in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers. In March 2015, he was sent out again to the Conference Premier, signing for Southport on loan until the end of the season. He made nine appearances for the Sandgrounders helping them avoid relegation to the National League North.

In May 2015, he was released by Fleetwood and signed for Football League Two side Accrington Stanley on a one-year deal. He made his professional debut in August 2015 in the 1–1 draw with Luton Town. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 win at Cambridge United on 21 November 2015.

Coventry City On 31 August 2017, Davies signed for Coventry City for a nominal fee from Portsmouth, on a two-year deal. Davies made his debut on 2 September 2017 in a 0–0 away draw with Chesterfield, going on to make another 21 league appearances as Coventry reached the play-offs. Davies featured in the first leg of the semi-final in a 1–1 draw with Notts County but failed to appear in the second leg or the final as City beat Exeter City 3–1 in order to return to League One at the first time of asking, securing Davies' second promotion from the division in three seasons.

Bristol Rovers On 11 June 2019, Davies joined fellow League One side Bristol Rovers as he was out of contract with Coventry that summer. He made his debut on 3 August 2019, in an opening day 2–0 defeat away at Blackpool. He scored his first goal for the club on 12 October 2019 as he impressively volleyed home the only goal of a tight win over Milton Keynes Dons, a win that saw Rovers continue to defy pre-season expectations and go up to 4th in the table. Davies returned to first-team action in January 2020 after missing three months with tendinitis, before Davies had to have surgery on his knee in February 2020, causing him to miss the rest of the season. In July 2020, manager Ben Garner revealed that Davies would most likely be out until early 2021, revealing that he had needed surgery in the other knee. After spending the second half of the 2020–21 season on loan at Barrow, it was announced at the end of the season that Davies would not be having his contract renewed and would be leaving the club after two years.

Barrow (loan) On 18 January 2021, Davies joined League Two side Barrow on loan until the end of the season in a bid to get first team match action as he made his return from injury. He made his debut on 30 January 2021, playing the first 74 minutes of a 2–1 defeat to Bradford City. Davies' first goal for the club opened the scoring of a vital 3–2 victory over Crawley Town.

Tranmere Rovers On 9 June 2021, Davies joined League Two side Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract.

On 6 May 2025, the club announced the player would be released in June when his contract expired.

Salisbury On 25 July 2025, Davies joined National League South side Salisbury.

On 13 February 2026, he joined National League North club Chester on loan for the remainder of the season.

Radcliffe On 16 June 2026, Davies joined National League North side Radcliffe on an initial one-year deal with the option to extend.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC United of Manchester2013–14NPL Premier Division27410—4Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup0324FC United of Manchester (loan)2013–14NPL Premier Division131———131Total40510—40455Fleetwood Town2014–15League One00—000000Alfreton Town (loan)2014–15Conference Premier9020——110Lincoln City (loan)2014–15Conference Premier10———10Southport (loan)2014–15Conference Premier90———90Accrington Stanley2015–16League Two32120104Appearances in Football League Trophy and Playoffs0381Portsmouth2016–17League Two12000102Appearances in Football League Trophy and Playoffs01502017–18League One0000001Appearances in Football League Trophy and Playoffs010Total120001030160Coventry City2017–18League Two21030001Appearance in the play-offs02502018–19League One23000101Appearances in EFL Trophy0250Total440301020500Bristol Rovers2019–20League One19100201Appearances in EFL Trophy 02212020–21League One0000000000Total191002010221Barrow (loan)2020–21League Two121——00121Tranmere Rovers2021–22 League Two3611010304112022–23 League Two2801000002902023–24 League Two3731020004032024–25 League Two341101020381Total13554040501485Career total309131209019035213

Honours Portsmouth EFL League Two: 2016–17

Coventry City EFL League Two play-offs: 2018

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