Stewart Davidson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stewart Davidson | ||
Date of birth | 1 June 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 26 December 1960 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | East Ham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | |||
Youth career | |||
Shamrock | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1905–1913 | Aberdeen | 101 | (1) |
1913–1923 | Middlesbrough | 208 | (4) |
1917 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1923–1926 | Aberdeen | 32 | (0) |
1926–1927 | Forres Mechanics | ||
Total | 344 | (5) | |
International career | |||
1921 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1926–1931 | Forres Mechanics | ||
1932–1939 | Kent F.A. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stewart Davidson (1 June 1889 – 26 December 1960) was a Scottish professional football who played as a right half for Aberdeen and Middlesbrough.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]Davidson was born in Aberdeen on 1 April 1889. He worked as a legal clerk.[2]
Career
[edit]After playing for Aberdeen, Davidson was signed by Middlesbrough manager Tom Mcintosh on 17 April 1913 for a fee of £675.[2] He played 76 league games across two seasons prior to the outbreak of World War One.[2] During the war, Davidson played as a wartime guest player for Manchester City, and although wounded during the war, was able to continue his football career after the end of the war in 1918.[2] He became Middlesbrough club captain in 1920, and earned his first and only cap for Scotland against England in 1921.[2][3]
In summer 1923, Davidson was deemed surplus to requirements at Middlesbrough and returned to his former club Aberdeen.[2] He was later player-manager of Forres Mechanics and coached for the Kent F.A., before became assistant manager to ex-teammate Billy Birrell at Chelsea from 1939 to 1957.[2][4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 1905–06 | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1906–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
1907–08 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
1908–09 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
1909–10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
1910–11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
1911–12 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
1912–13 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Total | 101 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 112 | 1 | ||
Middlesbrough | 1913–14 | First Division | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
1914–15 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
1915–16 | Official English football disrupted by the First World War | |||||||
Total | 66 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
Aberdeen (loan) | 1916–17 | Scottish Division One | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
Middlesbrough | 1917–18 | Official English football disrupted by the First World War | ||||||
1918–19 | ||||||||
1919–20 | First Division | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
1920–21 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
1921–22 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
1922–23 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Total | 142 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 3 | ||
Aberdeen | 1923–24 | Scottish Division One | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
1924–25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
1925–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
Aberdeen total | 136 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 153 | 1 | ||
Middlesbrough total | 208 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 216 | 4 | ||
Career total | 344 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 369 | 5 |
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland | 1921 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stewart Davidson, 11v11.com
- ^ a b c d e f g Glasper, Harry (1989). Middlesbrough: A complete record, 1876-1989. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 104. ISBN 9780907969532.
- ^ "Stewart Davidson". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Stewart Davidson". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Stewart Davidson | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- 1889 births
- 1960 deaths
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish football managers
- Men's association football wingers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Forres Mechanics F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. wartime guest players
- Highland Football League players
- Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish Football League players
- Scotland men's international footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves