Simon Davies (footballer, born 1974)

Simon Davies
Personal information
Full name	Simon Ithel Davies
Date of birth	23 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Winsford, Cheshire, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur Academy (Academy Director)
Youth career
	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1997	Manchester United
1993–1994	→ Exeter City (loan)
1996	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)
1997–1998	Luton Town
1998–2000	Macclesfield Town
2000–2001	Rochdale
2001–2003	Bangor City
2003–2004	Total Network Solutions
2004–2005	Bangor City
2005	Rhyl
2006–2007	Chester City
2007	Airbus UK
Total
International career
1996	Wales
Managerial career
2007	Chester City (caretaker)
2008	Chester City
2016–2018	Manchester City EDS
2019	Anderlecht
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Ithel Davies (born 23 April 1974) is a Welsh professional football coach and former player who is currently the Academy Director at Tottenham Hotspur's Academy.

As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Manchester United, where he was part of the famous 1992 youth team. He later played in The Football League for Exeter City, Huddersfield Town, Luton Town, Macclesfield Town and Rochdale. He wound up his playing days in the Welsh Premier League with Bangor City, Total Network Solutions, Rhyl and Airbus UK. He was capped once for Wales, in a match against Switzerland in 1996.

Davies went into coaching towards the end of his career, where he was a youth team coach at Chester City. He was caretaker manager of the club in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, Davies joined Manchester City where he eventually became the EDS manager and the Head of the Youth Academy. In 2019 he joined the coaching staff at Anderlecht and briefly managed the club before relinquishing his duties and reverting to his previous role. In August 2022, Davies became Head of Coaching Methodology at Tottenham Hotspur's academy. He was then promoted in June 2023 to Academy Director.