Norrie Davidson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Davidson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Kintore, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inverurie Old Boys | |||
| 1951–1953 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953 | Fraserburgh[1] | ||
| 1953–1955 | Inverurie Locos | ||
| 1955–1961 | Aberdeen | 109 | (55) |
| 1961–1963 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | (19) |
| 1963–1964 | Dundee United | 8 | (3) |
| 1964 | Partick Thistle | 9 | (2) |
| 1964–1965 | St Mirren | 1 | (0) |
| 1965 | Margate | ||
| 1966 | Ramsgate | ||
| 1966–1967 | Boksburg[1] | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Norman Davidson (born 25 October 1934) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Career[]
Davidson was born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, and after a period as a teenager with Chelsea which did not result in any senior appearances,[2] returned home and started his career with local junior club, Inverurie Loco Works.
Six months after signing for Aberdeen, he made his professional debut in October 1955,[1] and went on to make 146 appearances for the club in major competitions, including the 1959 Scottish Cup Final,[2] but moved to Heart of Midlothian in early 1961.[3] While with the Tynecastle club he befriended Willie Hamilton,[2] who provided the cross for Davidson to score the winning goal in the 1962 Scottish League Cup Final (he had also found the net in the previous year's event which resulted in defeat).[2]
He joined Dundee United in October 1963 for a £4,000 transfer fee,[4] but soon left to join Partick Thistle in January 1964, having been swapped for Partick's George Smith.[5][6] He later played for St Mirren and English non-League clubs Margate and Ramsgate, and had a spell in South Africa. After retiring, he worked at a bus depot in Edinburgh for many years.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Norman Davidson, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ a b c d e League Cup: No idol talk from Norrie Davidson, Southern Reporter, 17 March 2013
- ^ Hearts player Norrie Davidson, London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Norrie Davidson Player Profile, ArabArchive
- ^ Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of the Terrors : Dundee United FC, A Comprehensive History 1945-1979. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 296. ISBN 9780955834110.
- ^ Blether: Dundee United's shock signing of striker who decided to leave Celtic, Evening Telegraph, 13 May 2019
External links[]
- Norrie Davidson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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- 1934 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Fraserburgh F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Margate F.C. players
- Ramsgate F.C. players
- Association football forwards
- People from Garioch
- Inverurie Loco Works F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Footballers from Aberdeenshire
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
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