Editing Steven Davis (section)

==International career==
Davis made his full international debut on 9 February 2005 in a 1–0 loss to [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]], and made the [[assist (soccer)|assist]] for [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]] in [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]'s famous 1–0 victory over [[English national football team|England]] in a [[Football World Cup 2006 (qualification UEFA)|2006 World Cup qualification match]] on 7 September.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4212920.stm |title=Northern Ireland 1–0 England |date=7 September 2005 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 May 2011}}</ref> Davis' first goal came against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in a 3–2 home defeat in another qualifier on 8 October.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4322378.stm |title=N Ireland 2–3 Wales |date=8 October 2005 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 May 2011}}</ref> He was also part of the team who beat [[Spain national football team|Spain]] 3–2 at [[Windsor Park]] in September 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5321964.stm |title=Northern Ireland 3–2 Spain |date=6 September 2006 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 May 2011}}</ref>

On 21 May 2006, he became Northern Ireland's youngest modern day [[Captain (association football)|captain]] against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] in the United States, a 1–0 loss.<ref name="overview">{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2007/july/05/fulham-sign-davis |title=Fulham Sign Davis |date=5 July 2007 |publisher=Fulham F.C. |access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/photo_galleries/5005912.stm |title=NI v Uruguay photos |date=22 May 2006 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 May 2011}}</ref>

On 8 October 2015, Davis scored twice in a 3–1 victory over [[Greece national football team|Greece]] to help Northern Ireland qualify for the final tournament of [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]], their first European Championship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Northern Ireland 3 Greece 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33543829 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=9 October 2015 |date=8 October 2015}}</ref>

In November 2019, he won his 116th cap against the Netherlands and became the most capped British midfielder, passing [[David Beckham]]. On 7 September 2020, he equalled [[Pat Jennings]]'s Northern Ireland record of 119 caps.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steven-davis-honoured-equal-pat-18889490 |title=Steven Davis honoured to equal Pat Jennings' all-time caps record.. but his place in the pantheon of Northern Ireland greats was secure a long time ago |website=Belfast Live |date=7 September 2020 }}</ref> On 8 October 2020, he played his 120th match for Northern Ireland against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in the [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs]] to become the most-capped player in their history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54464207 |title=Steven Davis: Jennings congratulates NI skipper Davis on breaking caps record |website=BBC Sport |date=8 October 2020 }}</ref> As of February 2023 he had 140 caps, making him the most capped British or Irish men's player of all time.<ref name = acl/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sterling |first1=Mark |title=Steven Davis: Unassuming and unsurpassed - retired captain just kept making NI fans happy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59122744 |publisher=BBC Sport NI |access-date=26 January 2024 |date=25 January 2024}}</ref>