Jimmy Davidson (footballer, born 1925)

James Anderson Davidson (8 November 1925 – 24 January 1996) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Partick Thistle, Inverness Caledonian and the Scotland national team.[2][3]

Jimmy Davidson
Personal information
Full name James Anderson Davidson[1]
Date of birth (1925-11-08)8 November 1925
Place of birth Douglas Water, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 24 January 1996(1996-01-24) (aged 70)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1960 Partick Thistle 274 (29)
1960–1963 Inverness Caledonian
National team
1952–1954 Scottish Football League XI 4 (0)
1952 Scotland B 1 (0)
1954–1955 Scotland 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Davidson joined Partick Thistle in 1945 and played for the Maryhill club for the next 15 years. During this time he helped the side to three League Cup finals (all lost) and gained selection to the Scottish League representative side four times.[4] He also earned a total of eight caps for Scotland between 1954 and 1955, scoring once in a 2–2 draw with Northern Ireland in November 1954. He was part of the side which made Scotland's first appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals, in Switzerland in 1954.

Davidson left Partick in 1960, joining Highland League side Inverness Caledonian for three seasons. Upon his playing retirement he rejoined Partick as groundsman.[5] His brother Andy was also a professional footballer, who holds the most appearances record for Hull City.[5]

References
  1. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (11 April 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1951-1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Jimmy Davidson". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. Jimmy Davidson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  4. "Jimmy Davidson". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872–1986 (Hardback). Hutton Press. (ISBN 0-907033-47-4).


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