Stewart Davidson (1 June 1889 – 26 December 1960) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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for Aberdeen and

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Early and personal life

Davidson was born in Aberdeen on 1 April 1889. He worked as a legal clerk.

Career

After playing for Aberdeen, Davidson was signed by

manager

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on 17 April 1913 for a fee of £675. He played 76 league games across two seasons prior to the outbreak of World War One. During the war, Davidson played as a wartime guest player for

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, and although wounded during the war, was able to continue his football career after the end of the war in 1918. He became Middlesbrough club captain in 1920, and earned his first and only cap for

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against

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in 1921. In summer 1923, Davidson was deemed surplus to requirements at Middlesbrough and returned to his former club Aberdeen. He was later player-manager of

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and coached for the Kent F.A., before became assistant manager to ex-teammate

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at Chelsea from 1939 to 1957.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Stewart 1889 births 1960 deaths Footballers from Aberdeen Scottish men's footballers Scottish football managers Men's association football wingers Aberdeen F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Forres Mechanics F.C. players Manchester City F.C. wartime guest players Highland Football League players Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Football League players Scotland men's international footballers English Football League players Men's association football wing halves