He made his Southampton debut in a 4–1 victory over Norwich City on 27 February 1990 (in which game Matthew Le Tissier scored a hat-trick).
Davis only made two further appearances for Southampton, and then, after a short loan spell at Notts County, in August 1991 he returned to Burnley on a permanent basis for a fee of £60,000.
[4] He joined York City in June 2004 on a two-year deal,[5] however he retired from the game in 2005 and is now Head Scout for Fleetwood Town.
In January 2006 Burnley first team coach Mark Yates was offered the managers job at Conference side Kidderminster Harriers.
The move was greeted with great support from Burnley fans, as Davis was still held in very high regard at Turf Moor.
[7] He was a candidate to replace Cotterill full-time as Burnley manager[8] but in the end the board went for Scottish rookie Owen Coyle, however Davis would remain on the staff in his former role as first-team coach.
In January 2010, Davis was made caretaker manager of Burnley for a matter of days[10] before joining the backroom staff at Coyle's new club, Bolton Wanderers.