James Anderson Davidson (8 November 1925 – 24 January 1996) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played for
Partick Thistle,
Inverness Caledonian and the
Scotland national team.
Davidson joined Partick Thistle in 1945 and played for the Maryhill club for the next 15 years. During this time he helped the side to three
League Cup
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finals (all lost) and gained selection to the
Scottish League representative side four times.
He also earned a total of eight
caps
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for Scotland between 1954 and 1955, scoring once in a 2–2 draw with
Northern Ireland
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in November 1954. He was part of the side which made Scotland's first appearance in the
FIFA World Cup
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finals, in
Switzerland in 1954.
Davidson left Partick in 1960, joining
Highland League side
Inverness Caledonian for three seasons. Upon his playing retirement he rejoined Partick as groundsman.
His brother
Andy
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was also a professional footballer, who holds the most appearances record for
Hull City
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.
References
External links
Scotland B stats, www.fitbastats.com*
1925 births
1996 deaths
People from Douglas Water
Footballers from South Lanarkshire
Men's association football central defenders
Scottish men's footballers
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Caledonian F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scotland men's international footballers
1954 FIFA World Cup players
Scotland men's B international footballers
Scottish Football League representative players
Highland Football League players
Place of death missing
Partick Thistle F.C. non-playing staff
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