| Full name | Andy Davies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Hampshire, England | ||
| Other occupation | Professional Footballer | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2012–2025 | The Football League[1] | Referee | |
Andy Davies is an English formerfootballreferee from Hampshire, known for being the only referee in the EFL who formally played for a football team.
Davies began his career as a professional footballer, and had spells atGillingham,Portsmouth andYeovil Town. However, at age 28 he was forced to retire due to injury.[2][3]
His career as a referee began in the 2004–05 season, and he quickly advanced through the levels, before being promoted to theFootball League as a referee in the 2012–13 season.[4] He has since refereed over 200 games for the EFL.
For the start of the 2016–17 season, Davies was included as aSelect Group 2 referee, which sees him primarily referee in the Championship, for which he has refereed over 80 games.[3]
Davies refereed theNational League Play-Off Semi-Final betweenMansfield Town andYork City on 7 May 2012 which ended 0–1 (after extra time). He also refereed an international friendly betweenEngland U20 andMexico U20, which ended 4:2 onpenalties.