Peter Davenport

Peter Davenport ( born March 24, 1961 in Birkenhead ) is a retired English footballer.

Playing career

Nottingham Forest

Peter Davenport joined in 1982 by Cammell Laird amateur club to the English first division club Nottingham Forest. The 21 -year-old made ​​his debut for his new team on May 1, 1982 in the second round of the Football League First Division 1981/82. By the end of the season, he scored four goals in just five league games. After six goals in eighteen games 1982/83 succeeded in Davenport ( 33 Spiele/15 goals) in the First Division in 1983/84, the full breakthrough. Forest is in this season, the third place in the table and also failed only in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1983/84 under disputed circumstances at RSC Anderlecht. In 1997 it was announced that the Spanish referee had received from the Belgian club money. After a good season for him again in 1984/85 launched Davenport (27 Spiele/13 goals) in the Football League First Division 1985/86 with an even greater accuracy, before he left before the end of season Nottingham.

Manchester United

On 12 March 1986, the Erstligakonkurrent Manchester United had him for £ 750,000 transfer fee obligation, to win the first championship in 19 years in the First Division title race. However, the expectations placed in him he could not meet with just one hit in eleven games and Manchester United finished the season in fourth place only. To this succeeded Peter Davenport ( 39 Spiele/14 goals) as a substitute for the FC Barcelona exchanged Mark Hughes a more successful season in the Football League First Division 1986/87. Coach Ron Atkinson had been replaced by Alex Ferguson in November 1986, the team finished the season after intermediate relegation danger only ranked 11th in the First Division 1987/88 he scored only five hits, but he reached with his team, the runner-up behind the Liverpool FC. After the return of Mark Hughes at the beginning of the 1988/89 season was Peter Davenport behind Hughes and Brian McClair only attacker No. 3, therefore, was in November 1988, the transfer to FC Middlesbrough.

FC Middlesbrough and Sunderland

The coached by Bruce Rioch climber rose in the 1988/89 season right again from the First Division. Also Davenport was unable to convince only four hits in twenty-four league games. After a barely reached relegation in the Second Division in 1989/90 Davenport moved (35 games / 3 goals ) in July 1990 for Sunderland. The rival from the North East of England but also dismounted as promoted from the Football League First Division in 1990/91. For the following season succeeded the 18th the Second Division of the finals of the FA Cup in 1991/92. However, this lost the surprise finalist 0-2 against Liverpool. After a barely reached relegation 1992/93 he left Sunderland in 1993 and played in the following years in Scotland, and several smaller clubs in England. Between 2000 and 2008 he also coached numerous unterklassige clubs.

England national team

March 26, 1985 Peter Davenport made ​​his debut in the England team, coached by Bobby Robson in a friendly against Ireland. England won that game 2-1, and Davenport's first international match was also his last.

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