Alex Davidson (footballer, born 1920)

Alex Davidson
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Morrison Davidson
Date of birth	6 June 1920
Place of birth	Langholm, Scotland
Date of death	11 February 2005 (aged 84)
Place of death	Helensburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	St Roch's
Senior career*
Years	Team
1937–1940	Hibernian
1944	Lincoln City (guest)
1946–1948	Chelsea
1948–1949	Crystal Palace
	Clacton Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Davidson (6 June 1920 – 11 February 2005) was a Scottish football player. Davidson played for Hibernian in the Scottish Football League before the Second World War. He scored a late equalising goal in an Edinburgh derby against Hearts on 1 January 1938.^[3] During the war, he played for Lincoln City as a guest.^[4] When league football resumed after the war, Davidson played for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the English Football League.

References[edit]

^ "Alex Davidson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "Alex Davidson". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
^ "Sat 01 Jan 1938 Division A Hibernian 2 Hearts 2". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
^ "Davidson, Alex". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

External links[edit]

Alex Davidson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Alex Davidson at holmesdale.net

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[1] "Alex Davidson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

[2] "Alex Davidson". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[3] "Sat 01 Jan 1938 Division A Hibernian 2 Hearts 2". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

[4] "Davidson, Alex". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.

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