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'''Peter Davenport''' (born 24 March 1961) is an English former professional ] and manager who has managed teams in both the Welsh and English leagues. Born in ], Cheshire, he won one full ] for ], against the ] in 1985. Most recently, he was assistant manager at ]. '''Peter Davenport''' (born 24 March 1961) is an English former professional ] and manager who has managed teams in both the Welsh and English leagues. Born in ], Cheshire, he won one full ] for ], against the ] in 1985. Most recently, he was assistant manager at ].


==Nottingham Forest== ==Nottingham Forest==
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/peter-davenport-9663/biography-1985_a11293/|title=Sorry, the page was not found}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/peter-davenport-9663/biography-1985_a11293/|title=Sorry, the page was not found}}</ref>

] in his biography claimed whilst a trainee, Davenport then a star player racially abused Cole.


==Manchester United== ==Manchester United==
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==Sunderland== ==Sunderland==
Davenport signed for nearby ] in the summer of 1990, and formed an effective strike partnership with ] in the first half of the season. Despite this, Sunderland were relegated at the end of the season. In the 1991–92 season, Davenport continued to be a prominent player for Sunderland, scoring in the Wear-Tees Derby at ] on 20 April 1992 with a first time volley from outside the 18-yard box, a goal that has been regarded as being one of the best scored at Roker Park in recent memory. In the same season, he played in the ] at Wembley against ]. Davenport scored the first goal in a famous 2–1 quarter-final victory over ] during the road to Wembley and formed a partnership with striker ] (who scored in every round bar the final itself). Davenport signed for nearby ] in the summer of 1990, and formed an effective strike partnership with ] in the first half of the season. Despite this, Sunderland were relegated at the end of the season. In the 1991–92 season, Davenport continued to be a prominent player for Sunderland, scoring in the Wear-Tees Derby at ] on 20 April 1992 with a first time volley from outside the 18-yard box, a goal that has been regarded as being one of the best scored at Roker Park in recent memory. In the same season, he played in the ] at Wembley against ]. Davenport scored the first goal in a famous 2–1 quarter-final victory over ] during the road to Wembley and formed a partnership with striker ] (who scored in every round bar the final itself).


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 ]. 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 ].
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In June 2001, Davenport was appointed as manager of ] in the Welsh Premiership, where he took the team to three third-place finishes in four years qualifying for European competition 3 times.<ref></ref> Bangor City memorably beat ] in the UEFA cup first round in 2002. Davenport resigned from his post in December 2005 citing a lack of progress in the Welsh premier league and Bangor's unsuccessful application to build a new stadium as his reasons.<ref></ref> In June 2001, Davenport was appointed as manager of ] in the Welsh Premiership, where he took the team to three third-place finishes in four years qualifying for European competition 3 times.<ref></ref> Bangor City memorably beat ] in the UEFA cup first round in 2002. Davenport resigned from his post in December 2005 citing a lack of progress in the Welsh premier league and Bangor's unsuccessful application to build a new stadium as his reasons.<ref></ref>


He was appointed manager of ] on 24 May 2006,<ref></ref> resigning on 15 January 2007 to once again become manager of Southport.<ref></ref> However, in April 2008 he was sacked as manager despite vying for a place in the ] playoff positions.<ref></ref> His sacking an acrimonious one, blaming the chief executive, Haydn Preece, personally for his demise quoting that he felt he was "stabbed in the back".<ref></ref> He was appointed manager of ] on 24 May 2006,<ref></ref> resigning on 15 January 2007 to once again become manager of Southport.<ref>{{usurped|1=}}</ref> However, in April 2008 he was sacked as manager despite vying for a place in the ] playoff positions.<ref></ref> His sacking an acrimonious one, blaming the chief executive, Haydn Preece, personally for his demise quoting that he felt he was "stabbed in the back".<ref></ref>


On 11 May 2010, he found himself back in management as he was appointed as the assistant manager at ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/8162236.Avenue_appoint_Collins_as_boss/|title=Avenue appoint Collins as boss}}</ref> only to find himself without a job by August the same year due to a change in personal circumstances.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Whiting |title=Billy's appointment eases loss of Davenport at Avenue |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/8345145.Billy_s_appointment_eases_loss_of_Davenport_at_Avenue/ |publisher=Telegraph & Argus |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=7 September 2012 }}</ref> On 11 May 2010, he found himself back in management as he was appointed as the assistant manager at ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/8162236.Avenue_appoint_Collins_as_boss/|title=Avenue appoint Collins as boss}}</ref> only to find himself without a job by August the same year due to a change in personal circumstances.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Whiting |title=Billy's appointment eases loss of Davenport at Avenue |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/8345145.Billy_s_appointment_eases_loss_of_Davenport_at_Avenue/ |publisher=Telegraph & Argus |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=7 September 2012 }}</ref>


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English footballer and manager

Peter Davenport
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-03-24) 24 March 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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
1984 England B 1 (0)
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 footballer and manager who has managed teams in both the Welsh and English leagues. Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, he won one full cap for England, against the Republic of Ireland in 1985. Most recently, he was assistant manager at Bradford Park Avenue.

Nottingham Forest

Davenport was born in Birkenhead and was spotted by scouts from Nottingham Forest while playing for Cammell Laird in the West Cheshire league. Forest offered Cammell Laird a brand new football kit if they could sign Davenport, to which they reluctantly agreed. In the 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons, Davenport was Forest's leading goalscorer. Davenport also played in the UEFA Cup semi-final clash with Anderlecht in 1984, which Forest lost 3–2 on aggregate.

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.

Manchester United

Davenport completed a transfer to Manchester United on 12 March 1986 for a fee of £750,000. 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 1986–87 season, but United's performances in the league were some of their worst since relegation in the 1973–74 season. By the beginning of November, Davenport had scored five goals in the league and another goal in the Football League Cup, but United were second from bottom in the league and battling against relegation when just months earlier they had been title contenders. Davenport scored his seventh goal of the season on 4 November 1986, but it came as United were thrashed 4–1 by Southampton in the fourth round replay of the League Cup. Ron Atkinson was then sacked and replaced by Alex Ferguson.

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 Mark Hughes to Old Trafford after two years away and it was widely expected that Davenport would leave, but he began the 1988–89 season still a United player, and with a regular place in the first team. He scored in successive league games in September and was also on the scoresheet in a League Cup tie but he was then sold to newly promoted Middlesbrough in November 1988 for a fee of £750,000. He had scored his last goal for United on 28 September 1988, finding the net in a 1–0 Football League Cup second round first leg win over Rotherham United at Millmoor.

Middlesbrough

Davenport walked straight into the Ayresome Park first team under manager Bruce Rioch but it took him 11 games to get off the mark, netting in a 1–0 victory against his previous employers Manchester United at Ayresome Park on 2 January 1989. However, he managed just four goals from 24 games in 1988–89 as Boro slipped back into the Football League Second Division just one season after promotion. 1989–90 was even tougher as Boro narrowly avoided a second successive relegation and Davenport managed a mere three goals from 35 league games, and by the end of the season Rioch had gone and Boro were now managed by Colin Todd.

In July 1990, he signed for their local rivals Sunderland who had just been promoted to the First Division.

Sunderland

Davenport signed for nearby Sunderland in the summer of 1990, and formed an effective strike partnership with Marco Gabbiadini in the first half of the season. Despite this, Sunderland were relegated at the end of the season. In the 1991–92 season, Davenport continued to be a prominent player for Sunderland, scoring in the Wear-Tees Derby at Roker Park on 20 April 1992 with a first time volley from outside the 18-yard box, a goal that has been regarded as being one of the best scored at Roker Park in recent memory. In the same season, he played in the 1992 FA Cup final at Wembley against Liverpool. Davenport scored the first goal in a famous 2–1 quarter-final victory over Chelsea during the road to Wembley and formed a partnership with striker John Byrne (who scored in every round bar the final itself).

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 Scottish Premier Division.

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.

In June 2001, Davenport was appointed as manager of Bangor City in the Welsh Premiership, where he took the team to three third-place finishes in four years qualifying for European competition 3 times. Bangor City memorably beat FK Sartid (Yugoslavia) in the UEFA cup first round in 2002. Davenport resigned from his post in December 2005 citing a lack of progress in the Welsh premier league and Bangor's unsuccessful application to build a new stadium as his reasons.

He was appointed manager of Colwyn Bay on 24 May 2006, resigning on 15 January 2007 to once again become manager of Southport. However, in April 2008 he was sacked as manager despite vying for a place in the Conference North playoff positions. His sacking an acrimonious one, blaming the chief executive, Haydn Preece, personally for his demise quoting that he felt he was "stabbed in the back".

On 11 May 2010, he found himself back in management as he was appointed as the assistant manager at Bradford Park Avenue only to find himself without a job by August the same year due to a change in personal circumstances.

References

  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. "Sorry, the page was not found".
  3. "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
  4. "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
  5. "Manchester United Results 1988-89, Division One, FA Cup, League Cup". Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  6. "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net".
  7. Davenport sacked by Macclesfield
  8. Davenport at Bangor
  9. Davenport resigns as Bangor boss
  10. Davenport takes Colwyn Bay reins
  11. 'Port appoint Davenport
  12. Davenport and Southport part ways
  13. Peter Davenport blames chief executive Haydn Preece for his sacking from Southport FC
  14. "Avenue appoint Collins as boss".
  15. 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
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