Stockport County is pleased to announce the signing of former Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers midfielder Jacob Davenport on a deal until the end of the season.
The 24-year-old has been training with the club at Carrington in recent weeks after leaving Lincoln City, playing and impressing in a recent behind-closed-doors friendly against Everton.
An energetic holding midfielder, Jacob began his career in the academy at Manchester City before enjoying a loan spell with Burton Albion in the Championship, where he made 17 appearances for the Brewers.
At 19, Jacob then left City to join Blackburn for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year-deal at Ewood Park. Despite injury disrupting his first two seasons with the Championship club, he recovered to go on and make 36 appearances during his time there, the highlight of which saw him score a late equaliser against Brentford – his first Rovers goal.
He left Ewood Park in the Summer, going on to enjoy a short spell with Lincoln in League One before completing his move to Edgeley Park this afternoon.
Director of Football, Simon Wilson said:
“Jacob is a talented player, brave with and without the ball who, after four years at Blackburn, has found himself in between things. He has been with us the last couple of weeks so we could take a look at each other.
“The conversations have developed and we have agreed on something short-term and mutually beneficial until the end of the season. Jacob adds further depth the holding midfield area and gives natural balance, being left footed.”
