| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Ithel Davies | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Winsford, Cheshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur Academy (Academy Director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Manchester United | 11 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Exeter City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Luton Town | 22 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Macclesfield Town | 48 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Rochdale | 12 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Bangor City | 60 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | Total Network Solutions | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Bangor City | 16 | (1) |
| 2005 | Rhyl | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Chester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Airbus UK | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 210 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Chester City (caretaker) | ||
| 2008 | Chester City | ||
| 2016–2018 | Manchester City EDS | ||
| 2019 | Anderlecht | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simon Ithel Davies (born 23 April 1974) is a Welsh professional football coach and former player who is currently the Academy Director at Tottenham Hotspur's Academy.
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 later played in The Football League for Exeter City, Huddersfield Town, Luton Town, Macclesfield Town and Rochdale. He wound up his playing days in the Welsh Premier League with Bangor City, Total Network Solutions, Rhyl and Airbus UK. He was capped once for Wales, in a match against Switzerland in 1996.
Davies went into coaching towards the end of his career, where he was a youth team coach at Chester City. He was caretaker manager of the club in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, Davies joined Manchester City where he eventually became the EDS manager and the Head of the Youth Academy. In 2019 he joined the coaching staff at Anderlecht and briefly managed the club before relinquishing his duties and reverting to his previous role. In August 2022, Davies became Head of Coaching Methodology at Tottenham Hotspur's academy. He was then promoted in June 2023 to Academy Director.