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10 Facts About Peter Davenport

1.

Peter Davenport was born on 24 March 1961 and is an English former professional footballer and manager who has managed teams in both the Welsh and English leagues.

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Peter Davenport played in 34 out of 40 league games and scored five league goals.

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Peter Davenport signed for nearby Sunderland in the summer of 1990, and formed an effective strike partnership with Marco Gabbiadini in the first half of the season.

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Peter Davenport played one more season for Sunderland, in the new Division One, before moving north of the border to sign for Airdrieonians, who had just been relegated from the Scottish Premier Division.

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Peter Davenport finished his playing career with spells at several lower division and Scottish League clubs including Airdrieonians, St Johnstone, Stockport County and Southport where he held post as caretaker manager, during which time Southport were unbeaten.

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Peter Davenport has since stayed on at St Anselm's and acted as a substitute teacher and general organiser and liaison for school trips and finance.

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In June 2001, Peter Davenport was appointed as manager of Bangor City in the Welsh Premiership, where he took the team to three third-place finishes in four years qualifying for European competition 3 times.

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8.

Peter Davenport resigned from his post in December 2005 citing a lack of progress in the Welsh premier league and Bangor's unsuccessful application to build a new stadium as his reasons.

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Peter Davenport was appointed manager of Colwyn Bay on 24 May 2006, resigning on 15 January 2007 to become manager of Southport.

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Peter Davenport's sacking an acrimonious one, blaming the chief executive, Haydn Preece, personally for his demise quoting that he felt he was "stabbed in the back".