David Lowell Davis (born 20 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.

Having trained with Walsall's Centre of Excellence as a boy, and then played local football for Tividale, Davis began a scholarship in Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth academy in 2007.

[10] He made his senior debut in the starting eleven at Barnet two days later; the Northern Echo reported that he "showed some promise" but "wasted a great scoring chance" when he beat the offside trap only for his lobbed shot to go over the bar.

[11] In a 5–2 defeat at Chesterfield, he was used as the defensive organiser in a five-man midfield: the Echo's reporter described how he "sat in front of the back four and barked out orders" but thought his passing "left a lot to be desired".

[22] The loan was extended for another month, but because Wolves had injury problems, manager Mick McCarthy included a clause allowing them to recall him at 24 hours notice if they needed him.

[24] After more appearances on the first-team bench,[25] and a sending-off for a "reckless challenge" in a reserve-team local derby against West Bromwich Albion,[26] Davis signed for League Two Shrewsbury Town on 31 January 2011 on loan for a month,[27] later extended to the end of the campaign.

[28] He went straight into the starting eleven and "combined a crispness in the tackle with an impressive range of passing" in what the Shropshire Star called "a highly intelligent display" as Shrewsbury beat Burton Albion 3–0.

[31] His second goal, on the final day of the regular season contributed to a 3–0 defeat of Oxford United, but Wycombe Wanderers' win meant Shrewsbury missed out on automatic promotion and went into the play-offs instead.

[35] Ahead of his debut, he said he felt the intensity of the training sessions had improved his fitness, and while admitting that the standard of the SPL would be rather higher than he was used to, he hoped to prove himself ready and able to play regularly.

[40] He also experienced his first senior sending-off;[41] after his "surging run" and cross set up a second-minute goal for Jonny Hayes against Dundee United,[42] he was yellow-carded for a tackle on Gary Mackay-Steven that caused a collision in which Davis's teammate Chris Hogg suffered serious knee damage.

[43] Manager Terry Butcher had hoped to keep Davis and two other loanees for the whole season, because they had all performed well and he had no budget to add to the squad,[45] but the player chose to return to England where he could go on loan somewhere closer to his parent club.

[46] According to Butcher, Mick McCarthy "felt David had gone away a boy and returned a man, as regular SPL action had developed him physically and improved his match awareness.

By November, he was again challenging for a first-team place, and manager Ståle Solbakken turned down the chance to re-sign Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong, still regaining fitness after serious injury, preferring to let the home-grown product prove himself.

[41] Dean Saunders, appointed in January 2013 as Wolves' fourth manager in twelve months, brought Davis into the starting eleven as a holding midfielder alongside Karl Henry for two matches.

[63][64] His season was cut short when he suffered an ankle injury against Bolton Wanderers on 6 April which ruled him out for the rest of the campaign, which ended in the club being relegated to League One.

[65] Davis began the 2013–14 season in the starting eleven under yet another new manager, Kenny Jackett, but soon lost his place amid competition from new signing Kevin McDonald and two younger midfielders, Lee Evans and Jack Price.

[67] Thereafter he played only 54 minutes of first-team football[41] as the team were promoted back to the Championship at the first attempt,[68] and although Jackett insisted that he still had a future at the club, Davis became frustrated.

[68] He made an "outstanding" debut the next day in the first-round League Cup win against Cambridge United, partnering captain Paul Caddis in central midfield,[73] and scored his first goal, a second-half equaliser away to Charlton Athletic on 4 October, with a "crisp drive inside the post from a tight angle".

[82] Nevertheless, he lost his starting spot to new signing Maikel Kieftenbeld, and Rowett thought that his anxiety to regain his place in the team made him try too hard when coming on as a substitute.

[87] Davis scored his first goal of the season in the penultimate match, a "brilliant half-volley from the edge of the area" after the ball was not fully cleared by the defence, to secure a draw at home to Middlesbrough.

[92] Initially used on the right of midfield to counteract the attacking threat of Jordan Amavi, he moved into a more familiar central role after David Cotterill entered the match, and within minutes scored the equalising goal with a composed finish from the edge of the penalty area.

[95][96] On 13 January – amid reports of Davis being a transfer target for divisional rivals Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham[97] and two days after Birmingham re-signed midfielder Craig Gardner[98] – he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract.

Harry Redknapp's attempts to sign defensive midfielders such as Afriyie Acquah and Alex Song fell through,[101] and the club turned down an offer of "around £1.5 million" for Davis to link up with Rowett at Derby County.

[107] The knee problem kept Davis out until he was safe from suspension for 10 yellow cards; he returned to the team as a late substitute in a 3–0 win against Hull City,[108][109] and started the remaining eight matches of the season in the centre of a 4–4–2 formation[41][110] as Birmingham again avoided relegation on the final day.

[122] On 17 June 2022, Davis agreed to join newly promoted League One side Forest Green Rovers when his Shrewsbury Town contract expired.