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Alex Davidson (footballer, born 1920)

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Alex Davidson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Morrison Davidson[1]
Date of birth (1920-06-06)6 June 1920
Place of birth Langholm, Scotland
Date of death 11 February 2005(2005-02-11) (aged 84)
Place of death Helensburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
St Roch's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1940 Hibernian 15 (2)
1944 Lincoln City (guest)
1946–1948 Chelsea 2 (0)
1948–1949 Crystal Palace 10 (2)
Clacton Town
Total 27 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Davidson (6 June 1920 – 11 February 2005) was a Scottish football player. Davidson played for Hibernian in the Scottish Football League before the Second World War. He scored a late equalising goal in an Edinburgh derby against Hearts on 1 January 1938.[3] During the war, he played for Lincoln City as a guest.[4] When league football resumed after the war, Davidson played for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the Football League.

References

  1. ^ "Alex Davidson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Alex Davidson". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Sat 01 Jan 1938 Division A Hibernian 2 Hearts 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Davidson, Alex". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.


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