Gemma Davies

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Gemma Davies
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Kingstanding, Birmingham, England[2]
Team information
Current team
 England U23 (coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2018–2021 Aston Villa
2021–2022 England U19

Gemma Davies (born 1 July 1991) is an English football manager who is the former manager of Aston Villa Women and as of 2023 coaches the England women's under-23 team.

Early life

Davies began coaching aged 15 for Erdington Ladies under-10 and under-12 youth teams, where her sister played. She later gained an Master of Arts in Sports Science from Loughborough University.[3]

Managerial career

Aston Villa Women

After working towards her UEFA A License and acting as assistant head coach for Birmingham City Women in the 2017–18 WSL 2 season, Davies was appointed head of Aston Villa Women in June 2018, while continuing in her role as Head of Women’s Football at the University of Birmingham.[4][5]

In the 2019–20 Women's Championship, after gaining two wins from the opening games, Davies was awarded the Manager of the Month award for August 2019. League Managers' Association chair Marieanne Spacey-Cale commented this was due to "the work Gemma and her team has done over the summer, bringing in new signings and technical work on the training pitch...".[6] After the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] Davies led Aston Villa in an unbeaten run to promotion to the Women's Super League (WSL), with a record 13 wins and 1 draw.[2] In doing so, she became the youngest head coach in the WSL,[3] and was subsequently awarded the Women's Championship Manager of the Season award.[8]

In May 2021, Davies was sacked as Villa manager in a shock decision, while in competition for the role with then interim manager Marucs Bignot.[9] They were both replaced soon after by former Birmingham City Women manager Carla Ward.[10]

England women youth teams

In October 2021, Davies became the head coach for the England women's under-19 team, beginning with 2022 U19 Championship qualification.[11] In April 2022 she led the team to successful qualification for the final tournament,[12] where they exited in the group stage of the tournament.[13]

In the summer of 2023, Davies joined former footballers Remi Allen and Anita Asante as coaches of the England women's under-23 team.[14]

Managerial honours

Aston Villa Women

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Gemma Davies". Sports Mole. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Evans, Gregg (1 September 2020). "Aston Villa: A women's football revolution". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, Louise (2 October 2020). "Aston Villa's Gemma Davies: 'There hasn't been a moment I didn't want to coach'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ Frith, Wilf (19 June 2018). "Aston Villa Ladies appoint Gemma Davies as Head Coach". She Kicks. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website". Aston Villa FC. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Aston Villa Women: Davies wins Manager of the Month!". Aston Villa FC. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Villa Women named Champions and promoted to Super League 🏆". Aston Villa FC. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Gemma Davies and Sian Rogers both receive individual accolades". Aston Villa FC. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Aston Villa: Surprise as WSL club sack head coach Gemma Davies". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  10. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (20 May 2021). "WSL: Carla Ward named Aston Villa manager days after leaving Birmingham". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  11. ^ Davies, Callum (15 October 2021). "England WU19s squad named for start of Euro qualifying campaign". England Football. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  12. ^ Smith, Frank (13 April 2022). "Gemma Davies: 'I am over the moon really for all the girls and staff". England Football. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  13. ^ Smith, Frank (3 July 2022). "Match report: England WU19s 0-3 Germany". England Football. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  14. ^ Sanders, Emma (13 November 2023). "England Under-23s thriving with Wiegman support". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  15. ^ "LMA Manager of the Month Awards - December 2019". League Managers Association. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

External links

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