English footballer
Carl Davenport (born 30 May 1944) is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Stockport County. He played non-league football in England before enjoying a successful career in the League of Ireland. He also appeared on Love in the countryside.
Life and career
Born in Farnworth, which was then in Lancashire,[1] Davenport was on the books of Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End, without making a league appearance for either, before joining Stockport. He then played for Cheshire League clubs Wigan Athletic and Macclesfield Town.[2]
He then moved to Ireland, where at the age of 23 he became player-manager of Cork Celtic, was the League of Ireland's joint top scorer in 1967–68, went on to play for Cork Hibernians, Limerick and St Patrick's Athletic,[3][4] and was capped twice for the League of Ireland Representative XI.[1] In 2003, Bolton Wanderers played a Cork All Stars XI in Davenport's testimonial match.[5]
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