Alan Davidson (born 17 April 1960) is a Scottish former

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. Davidson is the son of former

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referee Bob Davidson.

Early years

Davidson played his youth football with Royal Albert until June 1979, before joining

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for the start of season 1979–80. Davidson played in the reserve and youth teams during his season at

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. He re-joined Royal Albert for the 1980–81 season.

Airdrieonians

Davidson signed for

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at the start of the 1981–82 season, where he played in 10 first team matches. Airdrieonians finished bottom of the

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at the end of that season and were relegated.

Queen of the South (both 1st & 2nd spells combined)

Davidson signed for Queen of the South first time around at the start of season 1982–83 and stayed for six seasons before signing for Australian club

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for season 1988–89. Davidson returned at the start of season 1989–90 and stayed for another five seasons. In his two spells with the club Davidson made a total of 364 first team appearances (312 league & 52 cup) and is 10th highest in the club's record appearances list. Davidson played over a decade with Queen of the South during his two spells at the football club. Davidson is described as being one of Queen of the South's longest club servants during the decade of the 1980s, along with Jimmy Robertson and

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. Former teammates

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and

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listed Davidson as among the best players that they played beside at Queens.

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listed Davidson among his favourite players when interviewed on his boyhood as a supporter of Queens.

Floreat Athena

Davidson signed for the Australian club Floreat Athena for season 1988–89, before returning from

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, Western Australia for his second spell at

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Albion Rovers & Junior Football

After leaving Queen of the South, Davidson had a short spell with Northern Irish football club Ards F.C. before signing for Albion Rovers at the start of season 1994–95. Davidson stayed at

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for three seasons, playing 22 league games, before playing a season with junior outfits Kirkintilloch Rob Roy and Armadale Thistle before retiring from the game at the age of 39.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Alan 1960 births Living people Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Queen of the South F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Albion Rovers F.C. players Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players Armadale Thistle F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Ards F.C. players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Men's association football goalkeepers Royal Albert F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players