Arthur Davidson (footballer, born 1875)
| Arthur Davidson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Irving Davidson | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria[1] | ||
| Date of death | 5 September 1961 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Ormond College[2] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898 | Fitzroy | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Arthur Irving Davidson (28 August 1875 – 5 September 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Davidson played for Fitzroy while studying to become a clergyman at Ormond College in the University of Melbourne.
He served as a chaplain in World War I[3] and later became moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Victoria.[4]
He died at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in 1961.[5]
Notes[]
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 9, 113. Victoria, Australia. 30 August 1875. p. 1.
- ^ "WEEKLY JOTTINGS". The Australasian. Vol. LXIV, no. 1676. Victoria, Australia. 14 May 1898. p. 23.
- ^ "Discovering Anzacs: Arthur Irving Davidson". National Archives of Australia.
- ^ "Praise for Football". Weekly Times. No. 3806. Victoria, Australia. 27 May 1942. p. 29.
- ^ "Deaths". The Age. No. 33, 178. Victoria, Australia. 6 September 1961. p. 21.
External links[]
- Arthur Davidson at AustralianFootball.com
- Arthur Davidson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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