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Scott Davies fulfils his destiny to lead Aldershot Town

Scott Davies’s return to Aldershot Town has been half a lifetime in coming – but there is no doubt that it was always going to happen.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
3 May 2026

By Steve Gibbs

WELCOME: Scott Davies, left, and No.2 Mark Jones

Scott Davies’s return to Aldershot Town has been half a lifetime in coming – but there is no doubt that it was always going to happen.
As an all-action midfielder, the teenage Davies fired the Shots into the EFL in 2008. Now, after replacing John Coleman as manager, the 38-year-old has left Slough Town to fulfil what might almost be his destiny.
“It’s a job that I’ve kept an eye on,” he admits. “I always thought, even if I have to wait two years, three years, it would be worth the wait. I never felt comfortable in going to ...

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