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Scottish footballer

Alex Davidson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Morrison Davidson
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)
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. During the war, he played for Lincoln City as a guest. When league football resumed after the war, Davidson played for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the English 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". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. "Davidson, Alex". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

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