Carl Davenport (born 30 May 1944) is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Stockport County. He played non-league football in England before enjoying a successful career in the League of Ireland. He also appeared on Love in the countryside.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Davenport[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1944[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Farnworth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) | |
| 1962–1963 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1963 | Stockport County | 16 | (3) |
| 1963–1965 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 1965–1967 | Macclesfield Town | 45 | (38) |
| 1967–1968 | Cork Celtic | (24) | |
| 1968–1971 | Cork Hibernians | (18) | |
| 1971–1972 | Cork Celtic | (3) | |
| 1972 | Limerick | (1) | |
| 1973 | St Patrick's Athletic | (4) | |
| 1974–197? | Cork Celtic | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career edit
Born in Farnworth, which was then in Lancashire,[1] Davenport was on the books of Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End, without making a league appearance for either, before joining Stockport. He then played for Cheshire League clubs Wigan Athletic and Macclesfield Town.[2]
He then moved to Ireland, where at the age of 23 he became player-manager of Cork Celtic, was the League of Ireland's joint top scorer in 1967–68, went on to play for Cork Hibernians, Limerick and St Patrick's Athletic,[3][4] and was capped twice for the League of Ireland Representative XI.[1] In 2003, Bolton Wanderers played a Cork All Stars XI in Davenport's testimonial match.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Carl Davenport". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Manager and player profiles: D". The Silkmen Archives. Geoffrey Knights and Macclesfield Town FC. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Seán; Burke, Stephen (1987). The Book of Irish Goalscorers. Dundrum: Irish Soccer Co-op. pp. 226–235. Retrieved 2 May 2018 – via Historical Lineups.
- ^ "Carl Davenport". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Ibrahim Ba's the way for Cork". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 3 September 2003. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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