Calum Davenport

Football player infobox
playername = Calum Davenport


fullname = Calum Raymond Paul Davenport
height = height|ft=6|in=4
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|1|1|df=y
cityofbirth = Bedford
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = West Ham United
clubnumber = 27
position = Centre Back
youthyears = 2000–2001
youthclubs = Coventry City
years = 2001–2004
2004–2007
2004
2005
2005
2007–
2008
clubs = Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
→ West Ham United (loan)
→ Southampton (loan)
→ Norwich City (loan)
West Ham United
→ Watford (loan)
caps(goals) = 075 00(3)
015 00(1)
010 00(0)
007 00(0)
015 00(1)
010 00(1)
001 00(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 008 00(0)
pcupdate = 23:47, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 11:55, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Calum Raymond Paul Davenport (born 1 January, 1983 in Bedford) is an English football player who plays for West Ham United as a centre back.

Club career

Coventry City

Davenport joined Coventry City as a trainee in August 2000. [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=22116 Soccerbase:Calum Davenport] , Racing Post. Retrieved 20 June 2007.] He made his debut, in the final game of the 2000–01, a 0-0 draw against Bradford City, the season which saw the club relegated from the Premiership. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1338505.stm "Sky Blues and Bantams in bore draw"] , BBC Sport, 19 May 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2007] It was not until the 2002–03 season that he became a regular first team player, earning the accolade of Young Player of the Year. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/3106543.stm "Davenport sets sights high"] , BBC Sport, 29 July 2003. Retrieved 20 June 2007.] During the 2003–04 season he gained another accolade, winning the Player of the Year award. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/3612970.stm "Spurs seal Davenport deal"] , BBC Sport, 30 August 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2007.] He made 84 appearances for Coventry City in all competitions, scoring three goals.

Tottenham Hotspur

He moved to Tottenham in August 2004 for a fee of £1,300,000. While at Spurs, Davenport had short loan spells at West Ham, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/3635432.stm "Davenport in Hammers loan"] , BBC Sport, 9 September 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2007.] Southampton [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4144203.stm "Davenport joins Saints on loan"] , BBC Sport, 3 January 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2007.] and Norwich City. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4240222.stm "Davenport makes Norwich loan move"] , BBC Sport, 13 September 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2007.] After returning to Tottenham in January 2006, Davenport made his Premiership debut in the 2–1 home defeat to Manchester United in April 2006. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4906576.stm "Tottenham 1-2 Man Utd"] , BBC Sport, 17 April 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2007.] He was the subject of transfer talk during the 2006 close season but remained at Spurs following a series of injuries to other defenders in pre-season. Davenport scored his first league goal in a Tottenham Hotspur shirt in December 2006, being the first goal in a 2–1 victory away to Manchester City, scored from a Tom Huddlestone freekick. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6164455.stm "Man City 1-2 Tottenham"] , BBC Sport, 17 December 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2007.] However, since joining Tottenham in 2004, he had struggled to establish himself in the Tottenham first team and in January 2007, transferred to West Ham. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6274385.stm "West Ham secure Davenport switch"] , BBC Sport, 18 January 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.]

Davenport made twenty appearances for Tottenham in all competitions, scoring one goal. While on loan, he made ten appearances for West Ham, twelve appearances for Southampton and 16 appearances for Norwich.

West Ham United

Davenport joined West Ham United for an undislosed fee, reported to be £3,000,000, on 18 January, 2007. He signed a three and a half year contract. He made his first start in his second spell for the club two days later in a 2–2 draw against Newcastle United. He had a goal disallowed during this match by referee Uriah Rennie.

On 18 January 2008 he joined Championship side Watford on a month's loan, with a view to a permanent deal.cite web | title= Davenport joins
work=watfordfc.com| url=http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1219035,00.html| accessdate=21 January | accessyear=2008] Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd had previously been interested in signing Davenport when he was at Tottenham, [cite web | title= I can't wait!
work=watfordfc.com| url=http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1219080,00.html| accessdate=21 January | accessyear=2008] and he was to provide cover for Danny Shittu whilst he was at the African Cup of Nations. Davenport made his debut against Charlton Athletic on 19 January 2008, but had to be substituted before half-time after a collision with team-mate Darius Henderson. [cite web | title= Watford 1 Charlton Athletic 1
work=watfordfc.com| url=http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10400~38971,00.html| accessdate=21 January | accessyear=2008] He was stretchered off and taken to hospital, where he spent a number of days and was diagnosed with a fracture to a bone in his neck. His injury meant the loan deal was cancelled. [cite web | title= Return defender
work=watfordfc.com| url=http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1220763,00.html| accessdate=21 January | accessyear=2008] [cite web | title= Davenport suffers neck fracture
work=BBC| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/7200459.stm| accessdate=21 January | accessyear=2008] After a lengthy spell on the sidelines Davenport returned to competitive action for the start of the 2008-2009 campaign. Injuries meant he found himself in the starting eleven against Wigan Athletic on opening day. Davenport took his chance in the first team impressing many with both his defending and goal threat from set pieces. He scored his first goal for the hammers against Blackburn Rovers on 30 August 2008 when he headed in Julien Faubert's corner.

International career

Davenport played for the English national team at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=22116|name=Calum Davenport
* [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/davenport.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]

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NAME = Calum Davenport
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1 January 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH = Bedford, England
DATE OF DEATH =
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