Will Davies (footballer)

Will Davies
Davies with Leiston in April 2023
Personal information
Full name William James Davies[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-07) 7 June 1999
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Fleetwood Town
Number 9
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Woodbridge Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Coplestonians 23 (19)
2018–2023 Leiston 125 (53)
2023 Braintree Town 14 (7)
2023–2024 York City 20 (5)
2024Bromley (loan) 6 (0)
2024–2025 Sutton United 44 (18)
2025– Fleetwood Town 19 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:29, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

William James Davies (born 7 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fleetwood Town.[2]

Career

Born in Ipswich,[1] Davies spent time in the academy at hometown club Ipswich Town, later moving to Woodbridge Town.[3]

Davies began his senior career with Coplestonians in the Suffolk & Ipswich League, scoring 19 goals in 23 appearances during the 2017–18 season.[4] In the summer of 2018, Davies signed for Southern League side Leiston, initially playing for their reserves, before making his first-team debut on 16 November 2018 in a 5–1 defeat against King's Lynn Town.[5][6] Whilst at Leiston, Davies was the top scorer in the 2020–21 FA Cup, scoring seven times.[7] He moved to Braintree Town in July 2023,[8] before signing for York City in November 2023 for an undisclosed transfer fee,[9][10] moving on loan to Bromley in March 2024.[11] After leaving York by mutual consent at the end of the 2023–24 season,[12] he signed for Sutton United in June 2024.[13]

Davies signed for Fleetwood Town in June 2025,[14] for a transfer fee reported to be one of the largest ever received by Sutton.[15] After signing, Davies scored three goals in his first two games for the club.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "William James Davies - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  2. ^ Will Davies at Soccerbase
  3. ^ "Will Davies". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  4. ^ "William James Davies Player Stats". Full Time FA. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Now Leiston Lose Davies - The Southern League". southern-football-league.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Will Davies". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Leiston and the FA Cup.. the last 10 years". Leiston F.C. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Davies heads to Step 2 Braintree Town". www.leistonfc.co.uk.
  9. ^ Connell, Kai (15 November 2023). "York City sign Will Davies for undisclosed fee".
  10. ^ "York City sign prolific striker Will Davies for an undisclosed fee". York Press. 15 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Ravens sign Will Davies on loan from York City". 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ Connell, Kai (17 June 2024). "Will Davies contract mutually terminated".
  13. ^ "Released York City forward finds new club in Sutton United". York Press. 26 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Will Davies joins Fleetwood Town from Sutton United". BBC Sport. 17 June 2025.
  15. ^ Team, The Non-League Football Paper (21 June 2025). "Will is a big deal for U's".
  16. ^ "Will Davies at the double as Fleetwood beat Bristol Rovers". York Press. 9 August 2025.