After receiving the news that left-back Liam Davis will be out for longer than expected Torquay United manager Gary Johnson reacted quickly to secure the signature of the versatile former Exeter City defender Dean Moxey as cover.
Davis, 33, who became United's longest serving player in the summer following the departure of Jamie Reid to Mansfield Town, had missed the latter part of the 2019-20 campaign with a serious ankle injury and his return has not proved to be as straightforward as first thought.
Therefore Johnson responded to this setback by snapping up the vastly experienced Moxey, 34, who been released by the Grecians following their League Two Play-off final defeat at the hands of Northampton Town.
A versatile player who has appeared as a left winger, a left back and also as a left-sided centre back in a three-man defence, Moxey has won four promotions in his career which has seen him appear for Derby County, Crystal Palace and Bolton Wanderers, after starting out with Exeter City. He won promotions from the National League and League Two with the Grecians between 2007-2009, as they achieved back-to-back promotions under Paul Tisdale. Four years later he was part of the Crystal Palace side that won promotion to the Premier League in the 2012-13 season - via the play-offs - under Ian Holloway. His most recent promotion success came in the 2016-17 campaign, when he helped Bolton win promotion from League One before he returned to St James Park in the summer of 2017.
Other notable career highlights of his include appearing in a Carling Cup semi-final for Crystal Palace against Cardiff City in the 2011-12 season and he also made 20 Premier League appearances for the Eagles in the 2013-14 campaign, not to mention scoring the winning goal for the Grecians against Doncaster Rovers in the FA Cup second round in the 2004-05 season - which set up their memorable third round tie with Manchester United.
