Aidan John Davison was born on 11 May 1968 and is a football coach and former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach of National League side Wrexham.
24 Facts About Aidan Davison
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Aidan Davison went on to play for Chester City, Blackpool and Millwall before earning his biggest break yet by signing for Bolton Wanderers and in 1995 gaining promotion to the Premier League.
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Aidan Davison went on to Sheffield United and then returned to Premier League football when he re-joined Bradford City in 2000.
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Aidan Davison played for Newcastle Football Club in their youth team during their successful FA youth cup period.
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Aidan Davison was later released and in 1987 he signed terms with Non-League side Billingham Synthonia where he played 33 times and scored once.
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In March 1988 Aidan Davison moved to Nottingham signing with Notts County who at the time were under the stewardship of John Barnwell and were competing in the Football League Third Division.
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Whilst at Gigg Lane, Aidan Davison played under Martin Dobson, Sam Ellis and Mike Walsh.
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Aidan Davison played two seasons with Millwall, making 42 appearances in all competitions.
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Aidan Davison sustained a collapsed lung during a home game against Derby County which kept him out of action for 12 weeks.
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Aidan Davison played in the home matches against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday.
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Aidan Davison departed Blundell Park in the summer of 1999 under the new Bosman ruling signing with Neil Warnock's fellow Championship Division side Sheffield United.
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Aidan Davison was convinced to return to Grimsby Town in July 2003 who were now under the stewardship of former Grimsby teammate Paul Groves.
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Aidan Davison played 109 times for United in all competitions.
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Aidan Davison was a pivotal part of the team which went in a 22-game unbeaten run making Layer Road a tough place to visit.
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Aidan Davison fought for 6 months to get back to fitness but opted to retire in 2008 after a 21-year pro career.
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Aidan Davison helped nurture Dean Gerken and Mark Cousins who went on to have successful careers.
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Aidan Davison made his debut against Sweden on 24 April 1996 and played against Thailand and Germany.
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Aidan Davison was selected for over twenty full squads in a 5-year International career including European Championship and World Cup qualifier games.
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On 18 July 2011 it was announced that Aidan Davison had been appointed head coach of FC JAX Destroyers.
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Aidan Davison left the club a year later after they disbanded and joined American Soccer school IMG Academy as a coach.
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In September 2017, Aidan Davison took over head coaching duties for Sporting AZ FC from Tim Marchisotto, who became the general manager.
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Aidan Davison successfully guided Sporting AZ FC through the 2018 US Open Cup qualifying, earning a victory over United Soccer League side Phoenix Rising FC in the second.
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In 2018, Aidan Davison signed for Indian Super League side Pune FC as goalkeeping coach, later holding the same position at rivals Hyderabad FC.
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On 25 June 2022, Aidan Davison returned to the United Kingdom, signing as a goalkeeping coach for National League side Wrexham.