Ah, the esteemed tale of Ben Davies. Born 11th August 1995 in the green pastures of England. This chap's a defender, graces the turf primarily as a Central Defender for, uh, Rangers. Stands 6ft tall, stiff as a lamppost, weighs about 11st 11lb. Has no.26 etched across his jersey.
In the season of 2023 - 2024, old mate Davies managed to lace up his boots for eight Premiership matches. Netted once during these games; seven as a starter, and one as a substitute. 'Course, he also danced around the Scottish Cup with a single start and went on a European tour with six starts in the Europa League.
All this labour landed him in his third stint with Rangers. But this latest season, 2024 - 2025, has seen him spectating from the sidelines - no first team outings. He did a bit better in the 2023 - 2024 season, got his kit dirty eight times and scored. The season before that, 2022 - 2023, he clocked in 27 times.
Prior to this Scottish saga, Davies had a kick about with Sheffield United. In the foggy season of 2021 - 2022, he showed up 22 times and found back of net once.
Journeying further back, Davies spent time with Preston North End. Their 2017 - 2018 and 2020 - 2021 seasons saw him feature 34 and 19 times respectively. He also scored a goal each in the 2018 - 2019 and 2017 - 2018 seasons. If we go back to the 2019 - 2020 season, this lad clocked an impressive 36 appearances. Nice work if you can get it.
Before Preston, Davies turned out for Fleetwood Town, Newport County, Southport, and Tranmere Rovers, in that order. His stint with them was decent, nothing to write home about. Highlights include 22 appearances and one goal for Fleetwood Town in 2016 - 2017 and 19 appearances for Newport in 2015 - 2016.
Before these appearances, Davies had short stints with Southport and Tranmere. Briefly played with Preston North End and York City prior to these clubs, solidifying his name in the lower tiers of English Football.
Davies kick-started his professional career with Preston North End - dipped his toes in the first-team pool three times in the 2012 - 2013 season. Not a bad travelogue for a defender, eh?
