Norrie Davidson

Norman Davidson (born 25 October 1934) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a centre-forward.

Norrie Davidson
Personal information
Full name Norman Davidson
Date of birth (1934-10-25) 25 October 1934
Place of birth Kintore, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
Inverurie Old Boys
1951–1953 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953 Fraserburgh[1]
1953–1955 Inverurie Locos
1955–1961 Aberdeen 109 (55)
1961–1963 Heart of Midlothian 36 (19)
1963–1964 Dundee United 8 (3)
1964 Partick Thistle 9 (2)
1964–1965 St Mirren 1 (0)
1965 Margate
1966 Ramsgate
1966–1967 Boksburg[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Davidson was born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, and after a period as a teenager with Chelsea which did not result in any senior appearances,[2] 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,[1] and went on to make 146 appearances for the club in major competitions, including the 1959 Scottish Cup Final,[2] but moved to Heart of Midlothian in early 1961.[3] While with the Tynecastle club he befriended Willie Hamilton,[2] 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).[2]

He joined Dundee United in October 1963 for a £4,000 transfer fee,[4] but soon left to join Partick Thistle in January 1964, having been swapped for Partick's George Smith.[5][6] 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.[2]

References
  1. Norman Davidson, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. League Cup: No idol talk from Norrie Davidson, Southern Reporter, 17 March 2013
  3. Hearts player Norrie Davidson, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. Norrie Davidson Player Profile, ArabArchive
  5. Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of the Terrors : Dundee United FC, A Comprehensive History 1945-1979. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 296. ISBN 9780955834110.
  6. Blether: Dundee United's shock signing of striker who decided to leave Celtic, Evening Telegraph, 13 May 2019
  • Norrie Davidson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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