Stewart Davidson (1 June 1886 – 26 December 1960) was a Scottish professional football who played as a right half for Aberdeen and Middlesbrough.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stewart Davidson | ||
| Date of birth | (1886-06-01)1 June 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 December 1960(1960-12-26) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | East Ham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1921 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1926–1931 | Forres Mechanics | ||
| 1932–1939 | Kent F.A. | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Davidson was born in Aberdeen on 1 April 1889. He worked as a legal clerk.[2]
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]