Geoff Davies

Geoffrey Peter Davies (born 1 July 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played in the United Kingdom and the United States as a midfielder.

He began his career with Ellesmere Port Town and Northwich Victoria before helping Wigan Athletic to win the Northern Premier League title in 1970–71. He joined Football League club Chester in 1972. The next year he transferred to Wrexham before he moved to the United States to play for the Boston Minutemen in 1975. He moved on to the Chicago Sting the following year and then returned to England to play for Port Vale and Hartlepool United. He spent 1977 in both the States and England, playing for the San Jose Earthquakes, before signing with Wimbledon. He joined the Los Angeles Skyhawks in 1978 and had a brief spell with the San Francisco Fog in 1980. He returned to England in the mid-1980s to play for Northwich Victoria and Caernarfon Town before emigrating permanently to the United States.

Career Davies represented Wirral Schoolboys and was approached by Shrewsbury Town. Still, his father persuaded him to instead take a five-year apprenticeship as a vehicle fitter for Shell. In 1970–71, he helped the "Latics" win the league title, scoring a total of 42 goals in all competitions, including seven hat-tricks. This tally included the opening goal in a 2–1 FA Cup second round victory over Peterborough United at Springfield Park. The win earned them a third round tie with Manchester City at Maine Road, which they lost 1–0. He was signed to replace Derek Draper, but manager Ken Roberts continued to play Draper at centre-forward and Davies suffered a loss of confidence. John Neal's "Dragons" finished one place and five points shy of promotion out of the Third Division in 1973–74; they also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, where they were beaten only by a deflected goal from Burnley. He scored four goals in 12 games in 1976, as this time his side finished bottom of the division. His contract with the Vale was cancelled by mutual consent in January 1977. He briefly returned to Wigan Athletic before joining the San Jose Earthquakes in April 1977. He scored five goals in 24 games for the club in 1977, as his team were beaten 2–1 by the Los Angeles Aztecs in the first round of the play-offs.

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Honours Wigan Athletic Northern Premier League: 1970–71

Wrexham Welsh Cup: 1975