Max Davis

Max Davis is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]

For the Roman Catholic bishop, see Max Leroy Davis. For the mayor of Brookhaven, Georgia, see J. Max Davis.

Max Davis
Personal information
Full name Max J Davis
Date of birth 25 July 1950
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Position(s) Left Wing
Youth career
Stop Out
Petone
Gisborne Boys' High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1970 Gisborne City
1971–1973 Mount Wellington
1974 Eastern Suburbs
1975 Mount Wellington
1978 Mount Wellington
1979 Blockhouse Bay
1979 Gisborne City
National team
1973 New Zealand 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Davis made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand as a substitute in a 3–3 draw with Australia on 16 March 1973.[2] Davis was a member of the Gisborne City team that in 1969 won entry into the inaugural New Zealand National League in 1970. He was with Mount Wellington when they won the National League in 1972, the Chatham Cup in 1973 and the Air New Zealand Cup in 1975. He also played in the 1972 Chatham Cup final that went to two replays before Christchurch United beat Mount Wellington 2–1 in Auckland, after the first game had ended 4–4 in Wellington and the second, 1–1 in Christchurch. In 1979, he returned to Gisborne City, who had been relegated to the Central League in 1976, and helped them win the league that year and, with it, promotion back to the National League. Davis had been to Britain at the end of the 1969 season and trained with West Ham for several months. Manager Ron Greenwood offered Davis a contract until the end of the 1969–70 season but he returned to Gisborne to play in the first season of the National League and try to make the New Zealand team. He was selected for three New Zealand team tours but each time missed out through injury. Davis played for Auckland against overseas teams that included Stoke City (Davis scoring a goal against England goalkeeper Gordon Banks in a 3–1 win), Wolverhampton Wanderers, Dundee, Hertha Berlin and Radnicki. He now lives in Australia with his wife Sharon.

References
  1. "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. "A-International Lineups 1960–1979". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
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