Norman Davidson (25 October 1934 – 20 November 2022) was a Scottish 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,League Cup: No idol talk from Norrie Davidson, Southern Reporter, 17 March 2013 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,Norman Davidson, AFC Heritage Trust and went on to make 146 appearances for the club in major competitions, including the 1959 Scottish Cup Final, but moved to Heart of Midlothian in early 1961.Hearts player Norrie Davidson, London Hearts Supporters Club While with the Tynecastle club he befriended Willie Hamilton, 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).
Davidson joined Dundee United in October 1963 for a £4,000 transfer fee,Norrie Davidson Player Profile, ArabArchive but soon left to join Partick Thistle in January 1964, having been swapped for Partick's George Smith.Blether: Dundee United's shock signing of striker who decided to leave Celtic, Evening Telegraph, 13 May 2019 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.
On 21 November 2022, it was announced that Davidson had died, at the age of 88.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAberdeen1955–56Scottish Division One85000000851956–57171021420023131957–58281721890038271958–5919576410030121959–60231135210028171960–611470053001910Total10955141323160014684Heart of Midlothian1960–61Scottish Division One62100000721961–62830031121261962–63131010940023141963–6494005320167Total361920178325829Dundee United1963–64Scottish Division One8310000093Partick Thistle1963–64Scottish Division One00000000001964–6592 – – – – – –9+2+Total92------9+2+St Mirren1964–65Scottish Division One1000000010Margate1965–66Southern League Premier Division4000 – – – –40Career total1677917+13+40+24+32227+118+
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