 Davenport signing autographs while on loan toSunderland in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calum Ray Paul Davenport[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tavistock | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Coventry City | 75 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | (1) |
| 2004 | →West Ham United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | →Southampton (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | →Norwich City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | West Ham United | 13 | (1) |
| 2008 | →Watford (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Sunderland (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Wootton Blue Cross | ||
| 2014–2015 | Elstow Abbey | ||
| 2021– | Tavistock | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | England U21 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Calum Ray Paul Davenport (born 1 January 1983) is an English former professionalfootballer who plays forTavistock in theSouthern League Division One South. During his career he has played forCoventry City,Tottenham Hotspur,West Ham United,Southampton,Norwich City,Watford,Sunderland,Wootton Blue Cross and Elstow Abbey. He plays as adefender.
Davenport joinedCoventry City as a trainee in August 2000.[2] He made his debut, in the final game of the2000–01, a 0–0 draw againstBradford City,[2] the season which saw the club relegated from thePremier League.[3] It was not until the2002–03 season that he became a regular first team player, earning the accolade of Young Player of the Year.[4] During the2003–04 season he gained another accolade, winning the Player of the Year award.[5] He made 84 appearances for Coventry City in all competitions, scoring three goals.[2]
Davenport moved to Tottenham in August 2004 for a fee of £1.3 million.[5] While at Spurs, Davenport had short loan spells atWest Ham,[6]Southampton[7] andNorwich City.[8] After returning to Tottenham in January 2006, he made his Premier League debut in the 2–1 home defeat toManchester United in April 2006.[9] He was the subject of transfer talk during the 2006 close season but remained at Spurs following a series of injuries to other defenders in pre-season. Davenport scored his first league goal for Tottenham on 17 December 2006, being the first goal in a 2–1 victory away toManchester City, scored from aTom Huddlestone free-kick.[10] However, since joining Tottenham in 2004, he had struggled to establish himself in the first team and in January 2007, transferred toWest Ham.[11]
Davenport made twenty appearances for Tottenham in all competitions, scoring one goal.[2] While on loan, he made ten appearances for West Ham, twelve appearances for Southampton and 16 appearances for Norwich.[2]
Davenport joinedWest Ham United for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million,[2] on 18 January 2007. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[11] He made his first start in his second spell for the club two days later in a 2–2 draw against Newcastle United. He had a goal disallowed during this match by refereeUriah Rennie.
On 18 January 2008, he joinedChampionship sideWatford on a month's loan, with a view to a permanent deal.[12] Watford managerAidy Boothroyd had previously been interested in signing Davenport when he was at Tottenham,[13] and he was to provide cover forDanny Shittu whilst he was at theAfrican Cup of Nations.[12] Davenport made his debut againstCharlton Athletic on 19 January 2008, but had to be substituted before half-time after a collision with teammateDarius Henderson.[14] He was stretchered off and taken to hospital, where he spent a number of days and was diagnosed with a fracture to a bone in his neck. His injury meant the loan deal was cancelled.[15][16]
After a lengthy spell on the sidelines Davenport returned to competitive action for the start of the 2008-09 campaign. Injuries meant he found himself in the starting eleven againstWigan Athletic on the opening day. Davenport took his chance in the first team, impressing many critics with both his defending and goal threat from set pieces.[citation needed] He scored his first goal forThe Hammers againstBlackburn Rovers on 30 August 2008 when he headed inJulien Faubert's corner.[17] On 2 February 2009 he joined Premier League clubSunderland on loan until the end of the 2008–09 season.[18] He made eight appearances for Sunderland.[19] Davenport returned to West Ham for the start of the 2009–10 season but in August was involved in astabbing incident. He did not play again for West Ham and in March 2010 his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[20] He played fourteen games in all competitions for West Ham scoring one goal. After being released by West Ham, Davenport joinedNottingham Forest on trial during the club's 2010 pre-season.[21]
In August 2010, Davenport started training withLeeds United. He started a trial period which was later confirmed by managerSimon Grayson.[22] In September 2010 Davenport returned home to think over his options.[23] On 8 September 2010, Grayson revealed that Leeds were still interested in the player and were awaiting Davenport to think over his future.[24]
In September 2010 Davenport signed for United Counties teamWootton Blue Cross in order to gain some match fitness before returning to the professional ranks[25] and made his debut in a 4–0 defeat to Bourne Town.[26]
On 21 July 2021 it was announced that Davenport had signed forTavistock who play in theWestern League Premier Division.[27] On joining the Lambs, Davenport said: "My only focus at the minute is to get fit again and see where that leads. I thank Stuart [Stuart Henderson, Tavistock AFC's manager] and everyone at Tavistock for the opportunity and I hope I can help the club achieve its goal of promotion from the Western League."[27]
Davenport played for the England national team at under-17, under-19[28] andunder-21 levels.[5]
In the early hours of 22 August 2009, Davenport and his mother were stabbed at her home inKempston,Bedfordshire. Davenport was stabbed in the legs, lost 50% of the blood from his body[29] and underwent emergency surgery for injuries described as serious. Two men were arrested the same day in connection with the stabbings. At Bedford Magistrates Court, on 24 August 25-year-old Worrell Whitehurst, the boyfriend of Davenport's sister, was remanded in custody charged withgrievous bodily harm with intent in connection with the attack on Davenport, and withassault occasioning actual bodily harm to his mother; the second man was released on bail pending further inquiries. On 12 July 2010, Whitehurst was jailed for six years, for the attack on Davenport, after he had admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent. He also admitted a charge of unlawfully wounding Davenport's mother.[30]
Due to the nature of the injury, his career was believed to be under threat.[31][32] On 16 October,Gianfranco Zola reported that Davenport had returned toChadwell Heath for light training with the team following his release from the hospital.[33] His contract was terminated by mutual consent in March 2010.[20]
On 28 October 2009, Davenport was charged with assault on his sister, Cara Davenport, in an incident prior to that in which he was stabbed.[34][35] On 10 November 2009, Davenport appeared before Bedford magistrates court charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.[36] He pleaded not guilty and wasbailed on the condition that he has no contact with his sister. During a hearing in December 2009, the case was committed toLuton Crown Court with the plea and directions hearing due on 25 January 2010. The magistrates court was told that he would plead not guilty.[37] On 25 January, Davenport pleaded not guilty to the charge at Luton Crown Court and the case was adjourned.[38] On 1 July, Davenport was cleared of all charges in regard to the alleged assault on his sister.[39]
On 18 March 2015, Davenport was arrested byBedfordshire Police on suspicion of assault after playing in a local league match while playing for Elstow Abbey Football Club against Cranfield United.[40] On 22 March, Davenport was expelled from the club following the incident which had occurred in the changing room.[41]
In 2019, Davenport was running football coaching for children in Plymouth.[42]
