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MANAGER: BILLY DAVIES

Born:: May 31, 1964 (Age: 61)
Country:: Scotland
Wikipedia:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Davies


Dates:: Jan 04, 2009 to Jun 12, 2011 (2 years, 5 months, 8 days)
First game:: 2 - 0 Charlton Athletic (League Tier 2)
Last game:: 1 - 3 Swansea City (Playoffs) (14 years, 6 months, 8 days ago)

League Pos At Start:: Tier: 2 Pos: 21 (41st overall)
League Pos At End:: Tier: 2 Pos: 6 (26th overall) (Change: 15)
PLAYER COUNTS
Used:: 51
Debuts:: 19
Transfers In:: 24
Transfers Out:: 33
Honours:

RECORD EACH SEASON FOR BILLY DAVIES (Note: Competitive games only)

Season	Tier	League Name	League Position	League Result	P	W	D	L	F	A	League Points	Notes
2008-09	2	Coca-Cola Championship	19 of 24		22	8	6	8	27	31	29	Replaced John Pemberton
2009-10	2	Coca-Cola Championship	3 of 24	Playoffs	53	24	14	15	74	49	79
2010-11	2	npower Championship	6 of 24	Playoffs	51	21	16	14	75	59	76

Note: This list also includes cup games, but the League Points total includes only League games

SUMMARY FOR BILLY DAVIES

Game	First Game	Last Game	P	W	D	L	F	A
COMPETITIVE
League Tier 1
League Tier 2	Jan 10, 2009	May 07, 2011	112	50	33	29	158	117
League Tier 3
Playoffs	May 08, 2010	May 16, 2011	4		1	3	5	9
FA Cup	Jan 23, 2009	Jan 30, 2011	6	1	2	3	7	9
League Cup	Aug 12, 2009	Aug 10, 2010	4	2		2	6	4
Total	Jan 10, 2009	May 16, 2011	126	53	36	37	176	139

NON-COMPETITIVE
Pre-Season Friendly	Jul 11, 2009	Jul 31, 2010	14	6	2	6	18	20
Total	Jul 11, 2009	Jul 31, 2010	14	6	2	6	18	20

TOTAL	Jan 10, 2009	May 16, 2011	140	59	38	43	194	159

Misc includes games that are also included in the totals above. They're just split into extra categories here for easier statting. (And that's a word. I just made it up.)
MISC
Brian Clough Trophy	Jan 23, 2009	Jan 22, 2011	7	0	0	0	13	12

Players bought by Billy Davies (10)

Player	Club	Date	Fee
Darragh Reynor	-
Jack Andrews	-
Dele Adebola	Bristol City	Jun 30, 2009	Free
David McGoldrick	Southampton	Jul 11, 2009	£1,310,000
Chris Gunter	Tottenham Hotspur	Jul 20, 2009	£1,750,000
Joel Lynch	Brighton and Hove Albion	Jul 21, 2009	£200,000
Paul McKenna	Preston North End	Jul 22, 2009	£700,000
Dexter Blackstock	Queens Park Rangers	Jul 22, 2009
Dimitar Evtimov	Chavdar Etropole	Apr 01, 2011
Robbie Findley	Timbers	Apr 22, 2011	Free

Players loaned in by Billy Davies (14)

Player	Club	Date	Until
Isaiah Osbourne	Aston Villa	Mar 03, 2009	Apr 25, 2009
Gary McSheffrey	Birmingham City	Mar 07, 2009	Mar 21, 2009
Chris Gunter	Tottenham Hotspur	Mar 14, 2009	Apr 28, 2012
Iain Turner	Everton	Mar 21, 2009	Apr 11, 2009
Dexter Blackstock	Queens Park Rangers	Mar 26, 2009
Radoslaw Majewski	Pol. Warsaw	Jul 22, 2009
Nialle Rodney	Burton Albion	Jul 22, 2009
Nicky Shorey	Aston Villa	Nov 28, 2009
George Boyd	Peterborough United	Mar 06, 2010
Ryan Bertrand	Chelsea	Aug 07, 2010
Aaron Ramsey	Arsenal	Nov 25, 2010	Jan 03, 2011
Marcus Tudgay	Sheffield Wednesday	Dec 18, 2010	May 03, 2014
Paul Konchesky	Liverpool	Feb 01, 2011
Kris Boyd	Middlesbrough	Mar 08, 2011

Players loaned out by Billy Davies (9)

Player	Club	Date	Until
Emile Sinclair	Brentford	Feb 18, 2009
Adam Newbold	Stalybridge Celtic	Mar 26, 2009	May 31, 2009
Joe Heath	Lincoln City	Jun 26, 2009	Dec 26, 2009
Brendan Moloney	Notts County	Jul 01, 2009
Shane Redmond	Burton Albion	Jul 06, 2009	Jan 01, 2010
James Reid	Rushden and Diamonds	Jul 07, 2009
Robbie Gibbons	Alki Larnaca	Jul 21, 2010
Mark Byrne	Burton Albion	Jul 21, 2010
Matt Thornhill	Brighton and Hove Albion	Aug 10, 2010

Players sold or released by Billy Davies (24)

Player	Club	Date	Fee
Darragh Reynor	-
Jack Andrews	-
Kostakis Artymatas	-
Ian Breckin	-	May 03, 2009	Released
Liam Hook	-	May 14, 2009	Released
Paddy Greenwood	-	May 14, 2009	Released
Richard Tait	-	May 14, 2009	Released
Ryan Whitehurst	-	May 14, 2009	Released
Tom Sharpe	-	May 14, 2009	Released
Adam Newbold	-	May 14, 2009	Released
Emile Sinclair	-	May 14, 2009	Released
Hamza Bencherif	-	May 14, 2009	Released
Ben Fairclough	Notts County	Jul 22, 2009	Released
Joe Heath	Exeter City	Jan 19, 2010
James Perch	Newcastle United	May 11, 2010	£840,000
Tony Diagne	Aubervilliers	Jun 02, 2010
Tom Mullen	Worksop	Jan 01, 2011
Robbie Gibbons	Alki Larnaca	Jan 11, 2011
Zannetos Mytides	AEK Larnaca	Feb 01, 2011
Nialle Rodney	Bradford City	Mar 05, 2011	Released
Julian Bennett	Sheffield Wednesday	Apr 30, 2011	Released
Paul McKenna	Hull City	May 12, 2011	Released
Robert Earnshaw	Cardiff City	May 16, 2011	Released
Nathan Tyson	Derby County	May 16, 2011	Released

Players given debuts by Billy Davies (19)

Player	Date	Opposition
Isaiah Osbourne	Mar 03, 2009	Preston North End
Gary McSheffrey	Mar 07, 2009	Swansea City
Chris Gunter	Mar 14, 2009	Burnley
Iain Turner	Mar 21, 2009	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Dexter Blackstock	Apr 04, 2009	Barnsley
David McGoldrick	Aug 08, 2009	Reading
Dele Adebola	Aug 08, 2009	Reading
Paul McKenna	Aug 08, 2009	Reading
Radoslaw Majewski	Aug 08, 2009	Reading
Nicky Shorey	Nov 28, 2009	Doncaster Rovers
George Boyd	Mar 06, 2010	Swansea City
Ryan Bertrand	Aug 07, 2010	Burnley
Nialle Rodney	Nov 20, 2010	Cardiff City
Aaron Ramsey	Nov 29, 2010	Leicester City
Marcus Tudgay	Dec 18, 2010	Crystal Palace
Paul Konchesky	Feb 01, 2011	Coventry City
Kris Boyd	Mar 08, 2011	Sheffield United
Robbie Findley	Apr 22, 2011	Leicester City
Karl Darlow	May 07, 2011	Crystal Palace

ALL GAMES FOR BILLY DAVIES

#	Date	Game Type	Opponent	H/A	Score	Pos	Scorer(s)
2008-09
1	Sat Jan 10, 2009	League Tier 2	Charlton Athletic	A	2-0	20	Tyson (34'), Earnshaw (36')
2	Sat Jan 17, 2009	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-0	18	Earnshaw (24'), Anderson (51')
3	Fri Jan 23, 2009	FA Cup	Derby County	A	1-1		Earnshaw (64')
4	Tue Jan 27, 2009	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	17	Tyson (34'), Chambers (75')
5	Sat Jan 31, 2009	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	A	0-2	17
6	Wed Feb 04, 2009	FA Cup	Derby County	H	2-3		Cohen (2'), Tyson (14' pen)
7	Sat Feb 07, 2009	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers	H	2-2	18	McGugan (45' pen), Cohen (67')
8	Sat Feb 14, 2009	League Tier 2	Birmingham City	A	0-2	19
9	Wed Feb 18, 2009	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town	A	1-2	20	Tyson (77')
10	Sat Feb 21, 2009	League Tier 2	Derby County	H	1-3	21	Earnshaw (87')
11	Sat Feb 28, 2009	League Tier 2	Reading	A	1-0	21	McGugan (61')
12	Tue Mar 03, 2009	League Tier 2	Preston North End	H	2-1	18	Earnshaw (58', 71')
13	Sat Mar 07, 2009	League Tier 2	Swansea City	H	1-1	20	McGugan (76')
14	Tue Mar 10, 2009	League Tier 2	Watford	A	1-2	20	Thornhill (17')
15	Sat Mar 14, 2009	League Tier 2	Burnley	A	0-5	21
16	Sat Mar 21, 2009	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-1	22
17	Sat Apr 04, 2009	League Tier 2	Barnsley	A	1-1	22	Earnshaw (68')
18	Sat Apr 11, 2009	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	3-2	21	Earnshaw (32'), Garner (83'), Blackstock (90')
19	Mon Apr 13, 2009	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	A	0-0	22
20	Sat Apr 18, 2009	League Tier 2	Coventry City	H	1-0	20	Perch (46')
21	Sat Apr 25, 2009	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	1-1	20	Blackstock (9')
22	Sun May 03, 2009	League Tier 2	Southampton	H	3-1	19	Garner (73'), Chambers (87'), Earnshaw (90')
2009-10
	Sat Jul 11, 2009	Pre-Season Friendly	Sporting Lisbon	A	1-0		Anderson (79')
	Sat Jul 18, 2009	Pre-Season Friendly	Burton Albion	A	4-1		McGoldrick (28'), Tyson (46', 53', 56')
	Wed Jul 22, 2009	Pre-Season Friendly	Rotherham United	A	1-0		Earnshaw (7')
	Wed Jul 22, 2009	Pre-Season Friendly	Rushden and Diamonds	A	1-1		Majewski (2')
	Sat Jul 25, 2009	Pre-Season Friendly	Notts County	A	1-2		McGugan (73')
	Wed Jul 29, 2009	Pre-Season Friendly	Stoke City	H	1-1		McGoldrick (30')
	Sun Aug 02, 2009	Pre-Season Friendly	Birmingham City	H	2-1		McGoldrick (41'), Earnshaw (82')
23	Sat Aug 08, 2009	League Tier 2	Reading	A	0-0	17
24	Wed Aug 12, 2009	League Cup	Bradford City	H	3-0		Anderson (46'), Blackstock (60'), McGugan (82')
25	Sat Aug 15, 2009	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	H	0-1	20
26	Tue Aug 18, 2009	League Tier 2	Watford	H	2-4	22	Blackstock (45'), Adebola (87')
27	Sat Aug 22, 2009	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-1	20	McGoldrick (57')
28	Tue Aug 25, 2009	League Cup	Middlesbrough	H	2-1		Chambers (60'), Majewski (103')
29	Sat Aug 29, 2009	League Tier 2	Derby County	H	3-2	16	Majewski (1'), Blackstock (28'), Tyson (43')
30	Sat Sep 12, 2009	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-1	16	Blackstock (2')
31	Tue Sep 15, 2009	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town	A	1-1	16	Earnshaw (59')
32	Sat Sep 19, 2009	League Tier 2	Blackpool	H	0-1	19
33	Tue Sep 22, 2009	League Cup	Blackburn Rovers	H	0-1
34	Sun Sep 27, 2009	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle	A	1-0	17	Gunter (45')
35	Wed Sep 30, 2009	League Tier 2	Scunthorpe United	H	2-0	14	Chambers (71'), Blackstock (76')
36	Sat Oct 03, 2009	League Tier 2	Peterborough United	A	2-1	10	Majewski (51'), Anderson (56')
37	Sat Oct 17, 2009	League Tier 2	Newcastle United	H	1-0	7	Blackstock (45')
38	Tue Oct 20, 2009	League Tier 2	Barnsley	H	1-0	7	Moussi (90')
39	Sat Oct 24, 2009	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace	A	1-1	9	McGoldrick (48')
40	Sun Nov 01, 2009	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	A	1-1	9	McGugan (90')
41	Sat Nov 07, 2009	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	1-1	8	Morgan (85')
42	Sat Nov 21, 2009	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	A	1-1	9	Earnshaw (73')
43	Sat Nov 28, 2009	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers	H	4-1	4	Gareth Roberts (18' OG), Morgan (59'), Earnshaw (77'), McGugan (80')
44	Sat Dec 05, 2009	League Tier 2	Leicester City	H	5-1	3	Earnshaw (12', 32', 49'), Anderson (54'), Adebola (77')
45	Tue Dec 08, 2009	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	A	0-0	4
46	Sat Dec 12, 2009	League Tier 2	Swansea City	A	1-0	3	McGoldrick (35')
47	Sat Dec 19, 2009	League Tier 2	Preston North End	H	3-0	3	McKenna (16'), Adebola (25'), McGugan (81')
48	Sat Dec 26, 2009	League Tier 2	Watford	A	0-0	3
49	Mon Dec 28, 2009	League Tier 2	Coventry City	H	2-0	3	Earnshaw (42'), Blackstock (78')
50	Sat Jan 02, 2010	FA Cup	Birmingham City	H	0-0
51	Fri Jan 08, 2010	League Tier 2	West Bromwich Albion	A	3-1	2	Blackstock (18'), Majewski (53'), Cohen (56')
52	Tue Jan 12, 2010	FA Cup	Birmingham City	A	0-1
53	Sat Jan 16, 2010	League Tier 2	Reading	H	2-1	2	Anderson (11'), Earnshaw (41')
54	Tue Jan 26, 2010	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers	H	5-0	2	Earnshaw (18', 21'), Blackstock (32' pen), Cohen (49'), Perch (78')
55	Sat Jan 30, 2010	League Tier 2	Derby County	A	0-1	2
56	Sat Feb 06, 2010	League Tier 2	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	3	Blackstock (24' pen, 80')
57	Tue Feb 09, 2010	League Tier 2	Coventry City	A	0-1	3
58	Sat Feb 13, 2010	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers	A	0-1	3
59	Tue Feb 16, 2010	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	H	1-0	3	Earnshaw (4')
60	Sat Feb 20, 2010	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	H	1-0	2	Cohen (72')
61	Sat Feb 27, 2010	League Tier 2	Leicester City	A	0-3	3
62	Sat Mar 06, 2010	League Tier 2	Swansea City	H	1-0	2	Chambers (90')
63	Sat Mar 13, 2010	League Tier 2	Preston North End	A	2-3	3	Blackstock (57' pen), Earnshaw (76')
64	Tue Mar 16, 2010	League Tier 2	Barnsley	A	1-2	3	Blackstock (78')
65	Sat Mar 20, 2010	League Tier 2	Peterborough United	H	1-0	3	Earnshaw (13')
66	Tue Mar 23, 2010	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace	H	2-0	3	Morgan (45'), Tyson (82')
67	Mon Mar 29, 2010	League Tier 2	Newcastle United	A	0-2	3
68	Sat Apr 03, 2010	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	1-1	3	Moussi (29')
69	Mon Apr 05, 2010	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	H	0-0	3
70	Sat Apr 10, 2010	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town	H	3-0	3	Chambers (47'), Moussi (57'), Earnshaw (76')
71	Sat Apr 17, 2010	League Tier 2	Blackpool	A	1-3	3	Garner (65')
72	Sat Apr 24, 2010	League Tier 2	Plymouth Argyle	H	3-0	3	Earnshaw (19'), Bondz N'Gala (34' OG), Anderson (90')
73	Sun May 02, 2010	League Tier 2	Scunthorpe United	A	2-2	3	Garner (17'), Boyd (43')
74	Sat May 08, 2010	Playoffs	Blackpool	A	1-2		Cohen (13')
75	Tue May 11, 2010	Playoffs	Blackpool	H	3-4		Earnshaw (7', 66'), Adebola (90')
2010-11
	Sun Jul 18, 2010	Pre-Season Friendly	SC Olhanense	A	2-1		Earnshaw (6'), Thornhill (20')
	Wed Jul 21, 2010	Pre-Season Friendly	Mansfield Town	A	2-1		Tyson (10'), Adebola (27')
	Wed Jul 21, 2010	Pre-Season Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	A	0-2		Tyson (10), Adebola (27)
	Sat Jul 24, 2010	Pre-Season Friendly	Peterborough United	A	0-1
	Sun Jul 25, 2010	Pre-Season Friendly	Kidderminster Harriers	A	0-3
	Wed Jul 28, 2010	Pre-Season Friendly	Lyon	H	1-3		Adebola (34')
	Sat Jul 31, 2010	Pre-Season Friendly	Swindon Town	A	2-3		McCleary (21', 25')
76	Sat Aug 07, 2010	League Tier 2	Burnley	A	0-1	18
77	Tue Aug 10, 2010	League Cup	Bradford City	A	1-2		Thornhill (35')
78	Sun Aug 15, 2010	League Tier 2	Leeds United	H	1-1	19	Blackstock (9')
79	Sat Aug 21, 2010	League Tier 2	Reading	A	1-1	19	Earnshaw (50')
80	Sat Aug 28, 2010	League Tier 2	Norwich City	H	1-1	19	Blackstock (35' pen)
81	Sat Sep 11, 2010	League Tier 2	Millwall	H	1-1	17	Blackstock (80')
82	Tue Sep 14, 2010	League Tier 2	Preston North End	A	2-1	15	McGugan (68', 81')
83	Sat Sep 18, 2010	League Tier 2	Hull City	A	0-0	17
84	Sat Sep 25, 2010	League Tier 2	Swansea City	H	3-1	11	McGugan (12' pen, 60'), Majewski (84')
85	Tue Sep 28, 2010	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	H	1-1	11	McKenna (69')
86	Sat Oct 02, 2010	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers	A	1-1	11	Blackstock (28')
87	Sat Oct 16, 2010	League Tier 2	Barnsley	A	1-3	15	McGugan (68')
88	Tue Oct 19, 2010	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	H	1-0	13	McGugan (51')
89	Sat Oct 23, 2010	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town	H	2-0	10	McGoldrick (13'), McGugan (45')
90	Sat Oct 30, 2010	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	A	1-2	13	Anderson (27')
91	Sat Nov 06, 2010	League Tier 2	Watford	A	1-1	14	McGugan (20')
92	Tue Nov 09, 2010	League Tier 2	Coventry City	H	2-1	10	Majewski (41'), Cohen (62')
93	Sat Nov 13, 2010	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers	H	0-0	10
94	Sat Nov 20, 2010	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	A	2-0	6	McGugan (23'), Blackstock (84')
95	Mon Nov 29, 2010	League Tier 2	Leicester City	A	0-1	9
96	Sat Dec 18, 2010	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace	H	3-0	8	Chambers (31'), Tudgay (46'), McCleary (85')
97	Wed Dec 29, 2010	League Tier 2	Derby County	H	5-2	8	Chambers (2'), Tudgay (24', 45'), Earnshaw (53', 90')
98	Sat Jan 01, 2011	League Tier 2	Barnsley	H	2-2	10	McGugan (68' pen), Tyson (80')
99	Mon Jan 03, 2011	League Tier 2	Ipswich Town	A	1-0	7	Damien Delaney (45' OG)
100	Sat Jan 08, 2011	FA Cup	Preston North End	A	2-1		Anderson (50'), Chambers (89')
101	Sat Jan 15, 2011	League Tier 2	Portsmouth	H	2-1	8	Ibrahima Sonko (87' OG), Tudgay (90')
102	Sat Jan 22, 2011	League Tier 2	Derby County	A	1-0	6	Earnshaw (79')
103	Tue Jan 25, 2011	League Tier 2	Bristol City	H	1-0	5	Chambers (47')
104	Sun Jan 30, 2011	FA Cup	West Ham United	A	2-3		Adebola (18'), McGoldrick (40')
105	Tue Feb 01, 2011	League Tier 2	Coventry City	A	2-1	4	McGugan (31'), Earnshaw (36')
106	Sat Feb 05, 2011	League Tier 2	Watford	H	1-0	2	Tudgay (1')
107	Sun Feb 13, 2011	League Tier 2	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-1	4	McGoldrick (26')
108	Wed Feb 16, 2011	League Tier 2	Scunthorpe United	A	0-1	4
109	Sat Feb 19, 2011	League Tier 2	Cardiff City	H	2-1	2	Morgan (32'), Earnshaw (67')
110	Tue Feb 22, 2011	League Tier 2	Preston North End	H	2-2	4	Konchesky (54'), Cohen (90')
111	Sat Feb 26, 2011	League Tier 2	Millwall	A	0-0	5
112	Tue Mar 01, 2011	League Tier 2	Middlesbrough	A	1-1	4	Adebola (90')
113	Sat Mar 05, 2011	League Tier 2	Hull City	H	0-1	5
114	Tue Mar 08, 2011	League Tier 2	Sheffield United	A	1-2	6	Adebola (42')
115	Sat Mar 12, 2011	League Tier 2	Doncaster Rovers	H	0-0	6
116	Sat Mar 19, 2011	League Tier 2	Swansea City	A	2-3	6	Boyd (44'), Anderson (90')
117	Sat Apr 02, 2011	League Tier 2	Leeds United	A	1-4	7	McCleary (65')
118	Sat Apr 09, 2011	League Tier 2	Reading	H	3-4	8	Boyd (38' pen), Earnshaw (51'), McGugan (88' pen)
119	Tue Apr 12, 2011	League Tier 2	Burnley	H	2-0	7	McGoldrick (73', 90')
120	Fri Apr 15, 2011	League Tier 2	Norwich City	A	1-2	7	Tyson (3')
121	Fri Apr 22, 2011	League Tier 2	Leicester City	H	3-2	6	Tudgay (15'), Earnshaw (73'), McKenna (84')
122	Mon Apr 25, 2011	League Tier 2	Bristol City	A	3-2	6	Boyd (4', 43' pen), Chambers (72')
123	Sat Apr 30, 2011	League Tier 2	Scunthorpe United	H	5-1	6	Boyd (9', 90'), Chambers (25', 82'), Anderson (47')
124	Sat May 07, 2011	League Tier 2	Crystal Palace	A	3-0	6	McGugan (17'), Tudgay (70'), McGoldrick (80')
125	Thu May 12, 2011	Playoffs	Swansea City	H	0-0
126	Mon May 16, 2011	Playoffs	Swansea City	A	1-3		Earnshaw (80')