David Smith Gordon (29 December 1882 – 1963) was a Scottish

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player and

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. Gordon, who was born and raised in

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, played for local side

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while also working as a

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er. He moved to England in 1905 to play for Hull City, for whom he made over 270 appearances in nine years. Gordon returned to Leith Athletic in 1914, before moving to Hibernian in 1916. After Hibernian manager Dan McMichael died due to the effects of the flu pandemic, Gordon was appointed manager in February 1919. His time in charge of Hibernian was unsuccessful, but he signed some players who reached Scottish Cup finals in 1923 and 1924 under his successor,

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. Gordon resigned as Hibs manager in April 1921. After this he had short stints as a player with

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, St Bernard's and Leith Athletic, before his playing retirement in 1922. Gordon later managed

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and St Bernard's.

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