Davy Gordon

Davy Gordon
Personal information
Full name	David Smith Gordon
Date of birth	29 December 1882
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	1963 (age 80)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1902–1905	Leith Athletic
1905–1914	Hull City
1914–1916	Leith Athletic
1916–1919	Hibernian
Managerial career
1919–1921	Hibernian
1922–1924	Hartlepool
1924–1926	St Bernards
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Smith Gordon (29 December 1882 – 1963)^[1]^[2]^[3] was a Scottish football player and manager. Gordon, who was born and raised in Leith, played for local side Leith Athletic while also working as a French polisher.^[3] He moved to England in 1905 to play for Hull City, for whom he made over 270 appearances in nine years.^[3] Gordon returned to Leith Athletic in 1914, before moving to Hibernian in 1916.^[3]

After Hibernian manager Dan McMichael died due to the effects of the flu pandemic, Gordon was appointed manager in February 1919.^[3] His time in charge of Hibernian was unsuccessful, but he signed some players who reached Scottish Cup finals in 1923 and 1924 under his successor, Alex Maley.^[3] Gordon resigned as Hibs manager in April 1921.^[3] After this he had short stints as a player with Kilmarnock, St Bernard's and Leith Athletic, before his playing retirement in 1922.^[2]^[3] Gordon later managed Hartlepools United and St Bernard's.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Davy Gordon". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Davy Gordon". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "David Smith Gordon". www.hibsprogrammes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[1] "Davy Gordon". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[ihibs-2] "Davy Gordon". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[hibs_programmes-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "David Smith Gordon". www.hibsprogrammes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

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