Bobby Davison

Bobby Davison as manager of Ferencvaros Budapest

Robert " Bobby" Davison ( born July 17 1959 in South Shields ) is an English former football player and current coach. The striker was in the 1980 crowd favorite and top scorer of Derby County, before he moved to Leeds United, where he met with two appearances in the 1991/92 season had a small share in the profits of the English Championship later. Between 2008 and 2009 he was the coach of the Hungarian club Ferencvaros Budapest after it had been taken over by a British entrepreneur.

Professional career

First stations (1980-1982)

Davison was first in regional leagues for the Seaham Red Stars active before with Mick Buxton signed him in July 1980 the then active at Huddersfield Town coach. In his only year for the third division the stakes, however, remained mostly on the reserve team limited and only two occasions, he was able to prove themselves in professional league games. On August 30, 1980, he stood against Rotherham United as a replacement for Steve Kindon first time in the starting lineup; it was followed in the later course of the season only one Substitutes. For £ 20,000 Huddersfield finally let him go in August 1981 for the fourth division Halifax Town.

The team, coached by Mickey Bullock he introduced himself on his debut with a goal in the League Cup first leg against Leicester City (1:2) promising and with 20 league goals in the season 1981/82 he became the most accurate shooter of his club. At the beginning of the subsequent season, he showed up in good shape. His first hat-trick in the Football League Trophy against Hartlepool United followed by a further three goals in a 4-2 win against FC Wimbledon in November 1982 - Davison's probably the best game for the " Shaymen ". This aroused a total of greed at höherklassigeren clubs and early December 1982, the choice fell on Derby County. Halifax could console themselves with a comparatively high transfer proceeds, allegedly saved the financially strapped club even before the imminent bankruptcy despite the disappointing departure of its then best player.

Derby County (1982-1987)

When Peter Taylor when Kotrainer and companion of Brian Clough already employs 1967-1973 at Derby County in 1982 one more time and now joined as head coach of the " Rams ," Davison was his first - also highly advantageous - commitment. Quick showed this to be a lucky and as he was top scorer in five consecutive years, most accurate shooter of his team. After the first three substitutions he developed with speed, combative attitude, and not least many gates to the public's favorite. For his former club Halifax Town he had met earlier in the season 1982/83 three times in the two League Cup games against Derby, which may not last to have been a decisive factor in the buying decision. The 26 Goals in official matches during the season were also a player from Derby County the best yield since the time of Ray Straw 26 years previously.

However, in contrast to his personal successes, the team performance disappointed overall and 1984 rose from Derby County even in the third class Third Division. Under the new coach Arthur Cox is experienced then happier times and between 1985 and 1987 put Derby County supported by a total of 36 Davison league goals in two years for direct walkover in the top English league on. The advances of division clubs had it in the second division champions 1986/87 season his club - still resisted, but in November 1987 he was transferred for a transfer fee in the amount of pounds 350,000 to the second division Leeds United - above all on the part of Watford FC. Here, the beginning of the season 1987/88 was slightly disappointing run in Derby with only one goal in 13 league games for Davison, but the transfer decision, leaving the separate annex big disappointment. When he briefly returned again on loan in the 1991/92 season, he confirmed with eight goals in ten Liga-/Pflichtspielen - including was his 100th goal for Derby - his status as a " legend" of the association. Another sign was the fact the mid- 1980s that he had accrued in 105 league games without interruption his consistency.

Leeds United (1987-1992)

In Leeds United Davison was part of the initiated by coach Billy Bremner squad remodeling and the latest as Howard Wilkinson Bremner succeeded in September 1988, he was a key player in the " Whites ". In the 1988/89 season he was with 14 league goals most accurate shooter and the following year he contributed ten more goals for promotion to the top division in English. As in Derby Davison was there but again not dominated time of successes and he lost in the 1990/91 season his place to new signing Lee Chapman. In the ranking behind Chapman and Rod Wallace placed, he played five league games during the season and had therefore only marginal role in ensuring that his club reached a good fifth place. This did not change in the championship season 1991/92 - here he recorded only statistically significant two little "wild card " inserts. Instead, he helped in his last contract year in Leeds as Players out on loan, which, in addition to the already mentioned short return to Derby was still a commitment to league rivals Sheffield United in March 1992.

Career finale (1992-1996)

In August 1992 he was transferred for a transfer fee of £ 50,000 for second-rate club Leicester City, where he but his former goalscoring could not retrieve it. After only six league goals in just 15 months, he went in November 1993 free transfer once more to Sheffield United, which was located in the Premier League relegation and this ultimately lost. Davison had disappointed there and had remained without their own goal. After a few weeks into the following season 1994/95 it was in October 1994, a further division deeper for third division side Rotherham United. There he was with 21 league games after a long dry spell once again an integral part of a team that was able to help for a short time with his experience and four gates. The now 36 -year-old Davison graduated from another league game for Rotherham in the season 1995 /96 apply. Then there was a lending transaction with the active also in the third division Hull City before he left there after eleven other inserts from professional football area of ​​the Football League.

Davison hired in July 1996 with former club Halifax Town, which had now arrived in the semi-professional Football Conference. However, in the team of John Carroll, he could claim no permanent regular place for himself, shot only one gate and moved into coaching at AFC Guiseley tray while for the new club he ran aground until well into the 1999/2000 season in parallel as a player.

Trainer activities

Originally from 1997, working only on the coaching staff of the AFC Guisley, Davison took over in February 1998, the chief role in the team, which in the Northern Premier League Premier Division kicked. Shortly after the descent in the 1999/2000 season he joined in October 2000 from this post back. His upcoming tasks included from June 2004 the assistant coach of Colin Todd at Bradford City and in February 2008 as part of the coaching staff of Sheffield United.

After the takeover of the football department of the Hungarian club Ferencvaros Budapest by the owner of Sheffield United Davison came in April 2008, something of a surprise to his first head coach job in professional football. Together succeeded the now relegated to the second division club tradition to return to the first division, but still did not represent the beginning of a longer term working relationship. In October 2009, Davison ended commitment in Hungary; Instead, he started in November 2010 Leeds United a new job as a youth coach. To this end, he began to assist the English U-19 national team coach Noel Blake.