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Joe Davison (footballer, born 1897)

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For the Darlington full back, see Joe Davison (footballer, born 1919).

Joe Davison
Personal information
Full name Joseph Davison
Date of birth (1897-07-06)6 July 1897
Place of birth Byers Green, County Durham, England
Date of death 1965 (aged 67–68)
Place of death Hemel Hempstead, England
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1923 Middlesbrough 7 (0)
1923–1927 Portsmouth 30 (0)
1927–1932 Watford 135 (2)
Total 172 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Davison (6 July 1897 – 1965) was an English professional footballer. He played as a full back in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Portsmouth and Watford.[1]

Born in Byers Green, Davison started his working life doing national service, during and after the First World War. Once he was demobbed, he signed as a professional for Middlesbrough, where he remained for four years.[2][3] He joined Portsmouth in 1923, and was appointed captain.[3] In 1923–24, Davison's first season at the club, Portsmouth won promotion from the Third Division South as champions. In 1926–27, Portsmouth finished second in the Second Division, winning promotion to the First Division.[4] However, Davison was released at the end of that season, and joined Watford on a free transfer. He made 147 appearances for Watford in all competitions, scoring two goals. He retired from football at the end of the 1931–32 season.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Players: D" (PDF). Watford FC Archive. Trefor Jones. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ "MP extra: Watford". Middlesbrough Football Club. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 69. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  4. ^ "Portsmouth history 1918 to 1945". Tony Brown. Statto.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.


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