Ben Davies (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
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cityofbirth = Walsall
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Shrewsbury Town
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position = Midfield
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years = 1999–2000
2000–2002
2002–2006
2006–
clubs = Walsall
Kidderminster Harriers
Chester City
Shrewsbury Town
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012 0(0)
153 (16)
070 (18)
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Ben Davies (born May 271981 in Birmingham) is a professional football player, currently with Shrewsbury Town.

Career

A midfielder, Davies began his career with Walsall. He had spells with Kidderminster Harriers and Chester City, joining Shrewsbury two days before turning 25. While at Chester, Ben won a Nationwide Conference championship medal in 2004.during his time at the Deva he was Capped by the Welsh Semi-Professional Side.

Davies made his Shrewsbury debut in the 2006–07 opener against Mansfield Town, which finished 2–2. He scored in Shrewsbury's next two matches, going on to net a total of 12 times over the course of the season.

After Davies helped Shrewsbury to seventh position in the league, he suffered an injury in the play-off semi-final against MK Dons, which not only meant that he missed the play-off final, but also the first half of the 2007-08 season. [cite web | title=Ben Out Till Christmas | work=Shrewsbury Town Official Website | url=http://www.shrewsburytown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1028330,00.html | accessdate=July 8 | accessyear=2007 ]

Davies made better than expected progress in his recovery from his cruciate knee ligament injury, returning for the first team in late November. He played an instrumental role in Shrewsbury's return to winning ways, scoring a stunning free kick and an excellent driven goal in a 4–0 win against Dagenham and Redbridge and also scoring away against Accrington Stanley.

Following Stewart Drummond's departure in the January 2008 transfer window, Davies was installed as Shrewsbury's club captain.

References

External links

*soccerbase|19079|Ben Davies
* [http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/squad/davies.shtml Harriers Online profile]

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DATE OF BIRTH= 1981-05-27
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