Peter Davenport
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Cammell Laird | ||
| 1982–1986 | Nottingham Forest | 118 | (54) |
| 1986–1988 | Manchester United | 92 | (22) |
| 1988–1990 | Middlesbrough | 59 | (7) |
| 1990–1993 | Sunderland | 99 | (15) |
| 1993–1994 | Airdrieonians | 38 | (8) |
| 1994–1995 | St Johnstone | 22 | (4) |
| 1995 | Stockport County | 6 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Southport | 58 | (18) |
| 1997–2000 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | (7) |
| 2001 | Congleton Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Bangor City | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 497 | (130) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| 2001–2005 | Bangor City | ||
| 2006–2007 | Colwyn Bay | ||
| 2007–2008 | Southport | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Davenport (born 24 March 1961) is an English former professional
Nottingham Forest
Davenport was born in
While a Forest player, Davenport won his only senior cap for England in a 2–1 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland on 26 March 1985.[2]
Manchester United
Davenport completed a transfer to Manchester United on 12 March 1986 for a fee of £750,000.[3] By this stage of the season, United were falling behind Everton and Liverpool in the league title race which they had looked so certain to win after a 10-match winning start to the season. A hectic fixture schedule followed, with 10 games being played between Davenport's arrival on 12 March leading up to his first goal in a 4–0 win over Leicester City on 26 April. By then, however, the impressive win was too late to revive United's title challenge as it had become a three-horse race between Everton, Liverpool and West Ham United, with Liverpool eventually winning.
United manager Ron Atkinson had signed him as a successor to Mark Hughes, who would be signing for Barcelona at the end of the season. He started 11 league games for United at the end of the 1985–86 season, but only scored once and United finished fourth.
Davenport himself did not have a bad start to the
Ferguson was intent on building a new side, but there were few changes to the line-up while the 1986–87 season wore on and Davenport was undoubtedly one of the best players in the side that season. In December, he scored twice in successive 3–3 draws with title challengers Tottenham Hotspur and fellow strugglers Aston Villa. On 20 April 1987 he scored the only goal in a 1–0 home win over deadly rivals Liverpool which helped end Liverpool's defence of the league title, which was won by Everton. By now, United's relegation worries had long gone and they finished a healthy 11th in the final table. Davenport finished the season as United's top goalscorer with 16 goals (14 in the league and two in the League Cup) and for the 1987–88 season he would have a new strike partner in the shape of Brian McClair following the departure of Frank Stapleton.
McClair's arrival took the pressure off Davenport as the Scotsman was top scorer for a United side who finished second behind Liverpool in the league in 1987–88, scoring 24 goals in the league and 31 in all competitions. Davenport played in 34 out of 40 league games (13 as a substitute) and scored five league goals. In all competitions he made 40 appearances and scored six goals, vying with Norman Whiteside (normally a midfielder) for the role of United's second striker.
However, the 1988 close season saw the return of
Middlesbrough
Davenport walked straight into the
In July 1990, he signed for their local rivals Sunderland who had just been promoted to the First Division.[6]
Sunderland
Davenport signed for nearby
He played one more season for Sunderland, in the new Division One, before moving north of the border to sign for Airdrieonians, who had just been relegated from the
Despite the fact that he had played for Manchester United and Nottingham Forest in the 1980s, both teams who fairly regularly won trophies around that time, this was Davenport's first and only appearance in a major cup final.
End of playing career
He finished his playing career with spells at several lower division and Scottish League clubs including Airdrieonians, St Johnstone, Stockport County and Southport where he also held post as caretaker manager, during which time Southport were unbeaten. After leaving Southport he joined Macclesfield as a player scoring his 100th league goal at Exeter City F.C in May 1998. After his football career finished, Peter Davenport went on to coach rugby and teach at St Anselm's College in Birkenhead. He has since stayed on at St Anselm's and acted as a substitute teacher and general organiser and liaison for school trips and finance.
Management
After progressing as a coach and assistant manager he was appointed as manager after Sammy McIlroy left to become Northern Ireland manager in January 2000. However, he was sacked in December 2000 after refusing to work alongside newly appointed joint manager Gil Prescott.[7]
In June 2001, Davenport was appointed as manager of
He was appointed manager of
On 11 May 2010, he found himself back in management as he was appointed as the assistant manager at Bradford Park Avenue[14] only to find himself without a job by August the same year due to a change in personal circumstances.[15]
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Sorry, the page was not found".
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
- ^ "Manchester United Results 1988-89, Division One, FA Cup, League Cup". Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
- ^ Davenport sacked by Macclesfield
- ^ Davenport at Bangor
- ^ Davenport resigns as Bangor boss
- ^ Davenport takes Colwyn Bay reins
- ^ 'Port appoint Davenport
- ^ Davenport and Southport part ways
- ^ Peter Davenport blames chief executive Haydn Preece for his sacking from Southport FC
- ^ "Avenue appoint Collins as boss".
- ^ Whiting, Ian (20 August 2010). "Billy's appointment eases loss of Davenport at Avenue". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
External links
- Peter Davenport at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database