Scott Myles Edward Davies (born 10 March 1988) is an Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently a player-manager for National League club Aldershot Town.
Career Early career Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and attending Aylesbury Grammar School, Davies started his career with Watford's youth system after being spotted whilst playing for the Aylesbury senior team.
In 2001, he moved to Wycombe Wanderers before moving to Reading in 2002. In September 2006, Davies joined Conference South side Yeading on loan, scoring the winning goal away at Ramsgate which saw Yeading go on to face Nottingham Forest.
Aldershot Town (loan) Davies joined Aldershot Town on loan in summer 2007. He was given the number 16 shirt. He made his professional debut in the 2–1 win over Kidderminster Harriers on 11 August 2007, he also scored his first goal in the game. He then scored both goals in a 2–1 win over Histon.
At the end of 2007–08 season, Aldershot were promoted. He also won the Conference National goal of the season, with his injury time goal against Torquay United. Davies joined Aldershot for the second time on 23 July 2009.
He made his first Football League appearance in a 3–2 win over Bradford City on 30 August 2009, he also scored his first goal of the season.
Reading He made his debut for Reading against Nottingham Forest on 8 August 2009. He made four more appearances before leaving on loan.
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) On 16 October 2009, Davies signed a one-month loan deal with Wycombe Wanderers, making his debut in the 1–1 home draw with Colchester United on 17 October. In his third appearance, he scored two goals in their 3–2 home defeat against Walsall. On 5 November 2009, Davies' loan was extended until the New Year. On 4 January 2010 his loan was extended until 16 January. On 16 March he joined Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal, playing four games for the club before returning to Reading.
On 9 September 2010 Davies returned to Wycombe on a three-month loan deal.
Crawley Town Davies was released by Reading at the end of the 2010–11 season and on 31 May 2011, he signed for League Two side Crawley Town on a free transfer. He made his debut against Macclesfield Town in a 2–0 win but after failing to get regular first team football he joined Aldershot Town on loan on 27 October 2011. He scored his first and only goal for Aldershot in a 2–1 loss to Gillingham on 19 November 2011. After playing just one game during the 2012–13 season Davies had his contract at Crawley terminated by mutual consent on 31 December 2012.
Oxford United Davies was signed on non-contract terms by Oxford United on 1 March 2013. Manager Chris Wilder said of him "He's a player we think is definitely worth a look at. He has a very good pedigree and is someone we have kept an eye on for a while now so we are delighted that he has signed for us." He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat at former club Aldershot Town on 1 April 2013. On 17 May 2013, Davies confirmed via his Twitter account that he had agreed a new one-year deal with the club, keeping him at Oxford until the end of the 2013–14 season. Davies was later released at the end of the contract and signed for Dunstable Town.
Non-League During the summer of 2016, Davies joined Oxford City where he was named as captain.
On 30 May 2017, Davies signed for fellow National League South club Chelmsford City. On 19 March 2018, Davies left the club.
In the same month, Davies joined Slough Town. During his time at Slough, Davies helped the club to win promotion to the National League South via the Southern League play-off's. In February 2019, Davies left the club to sign for Kingstonian. In March 2019, after five games with Kingstonian, Davies joined Harlow Town owing to a managerial change at Kingstonian. On 9 March 2019, Davies made his debut for Harlow in a 3–1 home win against Kingstonian. Davies re-joined Slough in July 2019.
On 4 February 2020, Davies along with his teammate Louis Soares joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Biggleswade Town on loan.https://www.betvictorsouthern.co.uk/Player-Display/87284/2019/2020
The following week he joined Staines Town on dual registration.Four more Swans!
Davies also joined Bracknell Town on dual registration in March 2023 but did not make any appearances.
Coaching and management career On 23 November 2022, Davies was appointed manager of Slough Town, also serving as a player for the team, having taken on the role of caretaker manager the previous week. Having lost only once in the first month of the 2024–25 season, he was named Manager of the Month for August 2024.
On 27 April 2026, Davies returned to National League club Aldershot Town as first-team manager.
International career Davies was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad to face Germany on 10 February 2009. However, he was an unused substitute in the 1–1 draw.
Personal life Davies has studied for a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting, and has written for The Non-League Paper. He has written about his long term gambling addiction from early in his career to 2015 where he estimates he lost over £200,000 whilst gambling, and his subsequent work educating other footballers around this subject.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReading2006–07Premier League000000—002007–08Premier League000000—002008–09Championship00000000002009–10Championship400010—502010–11Championship0000000000Total4000100050Yeading (loan)2006–07Conference South1011—0021Aldershot Town (loan)2007–08Conference Premier28910—303292008–09League Two41133000114514Total69224000417723Wycombe Wanderers (loan)2009–10League One15321—00174Yeovil Town (loan)2009–10League One40——0040Wycombe Wanderers (loan)2010–11League Two8110—11102Bristol Rovers (loan)2010–11League One70———70Crawley Town2011–12League Two2020010002122012–13League One0000001010Total202001010222Aldershot Town (loan)2011–12League Two8130—00111Oxford United2012–13League Two1210000—1312013–14League Two220510010281Total341510010402Dunstable Town2014–15Southern LeaguePremier Division30331—42376Wealdstone2014–15Conference South111———1112015–16National League South42341—40504Total53441—40615Oxford City2016–17National League South42320—30473Chelmsford City2017–18National League South30340—50393Slough Town2017–18Southern LeaguePremier Division13000—201502018–19National League South25070—30350Total38070—50500Kingstonian2018–19Isthmian LeaguePremier Division51———51Harlow Town2018–19Isthmian LeaguePremier Division91———91Slough Town2019–20National League South26120—313122020–21National League South0000—00002021–22National League South34100—303712022–23National League South41300—204332023–24National League South38371—104642024–25National League South42540—304952025–26National League South26260—40362Total20715191—16124217Biggleswade Town (loan)2019–20Southern LeaguePremier Division Central10———10Staines Town (loan)2019–20Isthmian LeagueSouth Central Division10———10Biggleswade Town (loan)2020–21Southern LeaguePremier Division Central8020—10110Beaconsfield Town (loan)2021–22Southern LeaguePremier Division South1000—1020Risborough Rangers (loan)2022–23Spartan South Midlands FLPremier Division1000—0010Bracknell Town (loan)2022–23Southern LeaguePremier Division South0000—0000Career total596605562046569971
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordSlough Town15 November 202227 April 2026Aldershot Town27 April 2026PresentTotal—
Honours As a player Aldershot Town Conference National: 2008
As a manager Individual National League South Manager of the Month: August 2024
References
External links Scott Davies profile at Oxford United F.C.
Scott Davies writes about his Gambling Addiction