Stewart Davidson

Stewart Davidson

Personal information
Full name	Stewart Davidson
Date of birth	1 June 1889
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death	26 December 1960(1960-12-26) (aged 71)
Place of death	East Ham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Right half Outside right
Youth career
	Shamrock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1913	Aberdeen	101	(1)
1913–1923	Middlesbrough	208	(4)
1917	→ Aberdeen (loan)	3	(0)
1923–1926	Aberdeen	32	(0)
1926–1927	Forres Mechanics
Total		344	(5)
International career
1921	Scotland	1	(0)
Managerial career
1926–1931	Forres Mechanics
1932–1939	Kent F.A.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stewart Davidson (1 June 1889 – 26 December 1960) was a Scottish professional football who played as a right half for Aberdeen and Middlesbrough.[1]

Early and personal life

Davidson was born in Aberdeen on 1 April 1889. He worked as a legal clerk.[2]

Career

After playing for Aberdeen, Davidson was signed by Middlesbrough manager Tom Mcintosh on 17 April 1913 for a fee of £675.[2] He played 76 league games across two seasons prior to the outbreak of World War One.[2] During the war, Davidson played as a wartime guest player for Manchester City, and although wounded during the war, was able to continue his football career after the end of the war in 1918.[2] He became Middlesbrough club captain in 1920, and earned his first and only cap for Scotland against England in 1921.[2][3]

In summer 1923, Davidson was deemed surplus to requirements at Middlesbrough and returned to his former club Aberdeen.[2] He was later player-manager of Forres Mechanics and coached for the Kent F.A., before became assistant manager to ex-teammate Billy Birrell at Chelsea from 1939 to 1957.[2][4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][1]

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	1905–06	Scottish Division One	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1906–07		4	0	0	0	4	0
	1907–08		7	1	0	0	7	1
	1908–09		8	0	0	0	8	0
	1909–10		19	0	1	0	20	0
	1910–11		7	0	4	0	11	0
	1911–12		24	0	5	0	29	0
	1912–13		31	0	1	0	32	0
	Total		101	1	11	0	112	1
Middlesbrough	1913–14	First Division	30	1	1	0	31	1
	1914–15		36	0	1	0	37	0
	1915–16	Official English football disrupted by the First World War
	Total		66	1	2	0	68	1
Aberdeen (loan)	1916–17	Scottish Division One	3	0	-	-	3	0
Middlesbrough	1917–18	Official English football disrupted by the First World War
	1918–19
	1919–20	First Division	42	1	2	0	44	1
	1920–21		37	0	1	0	38	0
	1921–22		41	2	1	0	42	2
	1922–23		22	0	2	0	24	0
	Total		142	3	6	0	148	3
Aberdeen	1923–24	Scottish Division One	26	0	6	0	32	0
	1924–25		6	0	0	0	6	0
	1925–26		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		32	0	6	0	38	0
Aberdeen total			136	1	17	0	153	1
Middlesbrough total			208	4	8	0	216	4
Career total			344	5	25	0	369	5

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1921	1	0
Total		1	0

References

1. Stewart Davidson, 11v11.com
2. Glasper, Harry (1989). Middlesbrough: A complete record, 1876-1989. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 104. ISBN 9780907969532.
3. "Stewart Davidson". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
4. "Stewart Davidson". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
5. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
6. "Stewart Davidson | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2023.