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Former title-winning midfielder currently working for the players' union
The Football Association want Davis to boost number of English managers
In 2013 England had 1,000 Uefa Pro Licence holders, Spain boasted 12,000

Published: 17:48 EDT, 6 February 2016 | Updated: 17:48 EDT, 6 February 2016

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The Football Association are recruiting the country’s leading 'coach to the coaches' Paul Davis in a bid to stop the alarming fall in the number of successful English managers.

Davis, a former title-winning midfielder with Arsenal, has helped hundreds of professional footballers gain their first coaching qualifications working for players' union The PFA since 2003.

But from March he will join The FA who want to increase the number of Uefa Pro Licence holders, compulsory for managers who want to work in the Premier League.

Paul Davis has helped hundreds of professional footballers gain coaching qualifications

Davis played 447 times for Arsenal between 1980 and 1995.

For a country that once boasted Sir Alf Ramsey, Brian Clough, Don Revie, Bob Paisley and Sir Bobby Robson, English managers have a dismal record in recent years and The FA believe there is a link with the available pool of talent compared to other countries.

In 2013, figures showed there were only a thousand pro-licence holders in England compared to 12,000 in Spain.

Davis with Sol Campbell (right) played 447 times for Arsenal between 1980 and 1995

The knock-on effect in club football has been noticeable. The last English manager to win a major trophy was Harry Redknapp in 2008 when he lifted the FA Cup with Portsmouth, and no English manager has ever won the Premier League.

There are currently only four Premier League clubs out of 20 employing English managers - Crystal Palace (Alan Pardew), Sunderland (Sam Allardyce), Newcastle (Steve McClaren) and Bournemouth (Eddie Howe).

Having gone through a raft of voluntary redundancies in other departments at their Wembley HQ last year, The FA are looking to increase the number of full-time coaches on their payroll in the coming months.

Assistant-managers for England's youth teams from under-20s downwards are also being sought to work under the overall supervision of FA head of coach and player development Matt Crocker.