Norrie Davidson

Norman Davidson (25 October 1934 – 20 November 2022) was a Scottish 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
Date of death 20 November 2022(2022-11-20) (aged 88)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[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 4 (0)
1966 Ramsgate
1966–1967 Boksburg[1]
Total 167 (79)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Davidson 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]

On 21 November 2022, it was announced that Davidson had died, at the age of 88.[7][8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1955–56 Scottish Division One 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5
1956–57 17 10 2 1 4 2 0 0 23 13
1957-58 28 17 2 1 8 9 0 0 38 27
1958-59 19 5 7 6 4 1 0 0 30 12
1959-60 23 11 3 5 2 1 0 0 28 17
1960-61 14 7 0 0 5 3 0 0 19 10
Total 109 55 14 13 23 16 0 0 146 84
Hearts of Midlothian 1960-61 Scottish Division One 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
1961-62 8 3 0 0 3 1 1 2 12 6
1962-63 13 10 1 0 9 4 0 0 23 14
1963-64 9 4 0 0 5 3 2 0 16 7
Total 36 19 2 0 17 8 3 2 58 29
Dundee United 1963-64 Scottish Division One 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
Total 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
Partick Thistle 1963-64 Scottish Division One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964-65 9 2 - - - - - - 9+ 2+
Total 9 2 - - - - - - 9+ 2+
St Mirren 1964-65 Scottish Division One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Margate 1965-66 Southern League Premier Division 4 0 0 0 - - - - 4 0
Total 4 0 0 0 - - - - 4 0
Career total 167 79 17+ 13+ 40+ 24+ 3 2 227+ 118+

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
  7. Law, Danny (21 November 2022). "Former Aberdeen forward Norrie Davidson dies at age of 88". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. Speed, David (3 December 2022). "Norrie Davidson". Heart of Midlothian F.C.
  9. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  10. "Norrie Davidson - Hearts Career - from 04 Feb 1961 to 26 Oct 1963". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. "Norrie Davidson | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". www.arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  12. "Norrie Davidson - The Thistle Archive". www.thethistlearchive.net. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  13. "Past Saints - D". StMirren.info. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  14. "Norman Davidson". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  • Norrie Davidson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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