David Davies began as a reporter for BBC Wales and lobby correspondent
for the LBC, before joining BBC Manchester. He regularly contributed to
"Look North West" and "Nationwide", "Nine O'Clock News", "Grandstand",
BBC religious and sports programmes. He is also a trained teacher. He
joined the English Football Association and rose rapidly through the
ranks to become Executive Director.
He was educated at the Royal Masonic School and read Politics at
Sheffield University. He later graduated from St Peter's College,
Oxford. He and his wife Susan have a daughter Amanda Jane.
He is currently the Executive Director of the Football
Association in London.
He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
in the 2007 Queen's Honors List for his services to Sport as the former
Executive Director of the UK Football Association.