Victor Salvatore Ferla Davidson (born 8 November 1950) is a Scottish retired professional

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. He played in

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-born Davidson grew up in Calton and Bridgeton. He attended school at Sacred Heart R.C., where he played in the same football team as future musician

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. In 1967, he signed as a schoolboy player with

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and was given his first-team debut in 1970. He played only sporadically over the next five years before being transferred to

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in 1975. After three season with the ''Well'', he signed for English club

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. In March 1979, Celtic bought Davidson from Blackpool for £35,000. The following year, he moved to the United States, where he signed with the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He finished the season ranked third in goals. In 1982, he moved to the Cleveland Force. Davidson was slowed by a leg injury during the 1983–84 season and the Force released him at the end of the season. After no other MISL teams expressed an interest in him, he signed with the

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of the

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.''DAVIDSON GIVES INVADERS DASH OF EXPERIENCE'' Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - Friday, 15 February 1985 That year, the Invaders won the league title. Since he retired, Davidson has been coaching at the Scottsdale Soccer Club in

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Profile at ScottsdaleSoccer.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Vic 1950 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Blackpool F.C. players Canton Invaders players Celtic F.C. players Cleveland Force (original MISL) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Motherwell F.C. players Phoenix Inferno players Scottish men's footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders People from Bridgeton, Glasgow Italian Scottish sportspeople

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