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 wound up his playing days in the Welsh Premier League with Bangor City, Total Network Solutions, Rhyl and Airbus UK.
In 2019 he joined the coaching staff at Anderlecht and briefly managed the club before relinquishing his duties and reverting to his previous role.
[1] He was part of an acclaimed batch of youngsters to come through the United ranks in this period, after winning the FA Youth Cup in 1992, with his colleagues who lifted the trophy including David Beckham, Nicky Butt and Gary Neville.
[6] His first win followed in a 2–1 success against Darlington on 22 March and Chester went on to clinch survival in their penultimate match of the season with a 0–0 draw against Stockport County.
In January 2016, Davies succeeded Vieira as manager, when the Frenchman left the club to join New York City.
[12] On 22 August, Davies became the head coach after Kompany decided to step down from managerial duties to focus primarily on being a player.
[13] Davies's first match in charge was a 1–0 loss to Genk,[14] and his second brought Anderlecht their first win of the season, 1–0 over Standard Liège.