Andrew John Davies (born 17 December 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

[8] In July 2005, Davies was loaned out again, to Derby County until the end of the 2005–06 season with the deal including a clause that allowed him to be recalled by his parent club in January.

[9] Davies made his Derby County debut in the opening game of the season, playing the full 90 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.

[12] In January 2006, an injury crisis at Middlesbrough prompted them to recall Davies, who had generally impressed during his time at Derby, despite being sent off on three occasions.

Davies signed for Southampton on 9 October 2007, on an initial three-month loan with a view to a permanent transfer in January.

[14] It took until 3 November 2007 for Davies to make his Southampton debut, coming on as a substitute for Grégory Vignal in the 72nd minute, in a 1–0 loss against Charlton Athletic.

[21] Davies' start at Stoke did not go as planned after suffering a knee injury in training, resulting in him requiring an operation.

[24] Davies made his Stoke debut against Manchester United, coming on as a substitute for Rory Delap in the 72nd minute on Boxing Day 2008, playing at right back after Andy Wilkinson had been sent off for a second bookable offence.

[26] Davies made his first start against Hartlepool United in the FA Cup third Round which ended in a shock 2–0 victory for the League One side.

[citation needed] Having failed to make the bench for Stoke at the start of the 2009–10 season, Davies joined Sheffield United on a three-month loan in September 2009.

[30] On the same day, he made his debut, in the Steel City derby, playing 90 minutes, in a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

[34] However, Davies suffered a thigh injury during a match against Tranmere Rovers and had his loan spell with Walsall, which was originally going to end on 7 November 2010, cut short.

[35] On 18 February, he re-joined Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the 2010–11 season[36] and made his debut against in a 3–2 victory at Millwall the same day.

[49] He scored his first goal for the club with a curling free kick on 21 January 2012, in a 1–1 draw at home to Burton Albion.

[60][61] After recovering from the injury,[62] he made his first team return, making his first start since October, in a 3–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 12 February 2013.

[69] He continued to be in the first team for the first ten matches before it was announced on 11 October 2013, that he would be out for up to four months with injury, after undergoing knee surgery.

[70] Davies then made his first team return on 28 January 2014, making his first start, in a 0–0 draw against Preston North End.

[71] However, Davies suffered a calf problem during a match against Stevenage on 1 March 2014 and was substituted after 36 minutes,[72][73] although manager Phil Parkinson believed the injury was not serious.

[74] Despite Davies initially being expected to return against Brentford in March 2015,[75] he was not included in the squad, with Parkinson citing his fitness as the reason.

[88] On 30 June 2015, it was announced that Davies had signed for Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a two-year deal.

[92] On 13 March 2016, Davies captained Ross County to their first major silverware with a 2–1 victory over Hibernian in the Scottish League Cup.

[93] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Davies was replaced as Ross County captain by Paul Quinn, after telling the club he wanted to return to England, with his wife having failed to settle in Scotland.