Norman Davidson (25 October 1934 – 20 November 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward.

Career

Davidson was born in

Kintore, Aberdeenshire Kintore (; Gaelic: ''Ceann Tòrr'') is a town and former royal burgh near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, now bypassed by the A96 road between Aberdeen and Inverness. It is situated on the banks of the River Don. Nearby are the remai ...

, and after a period as a teenager with Chelsea which did not result in any senior appearances,League Cup: No idol talk from Norrie Davidson
Southern Reporter, 17 March 2013 returned home and started his career with local junior club,

Inverurie Loco Works Inverurie Loco Works Football Club are a senior semi-professional football club from Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL). The club was founded in 1903 by workmen from the Great ...

. Six months after signing for Aberdeen, he made his professional debut in October 1955,Norman Davidson
AFC Heritage Trust and went on to make 146 appearances for the club in major competitions, including the 1959 Scottish Cup Final, but moved to Heart of Midlothian in early 1961. While with the Tynecastle club he befriended Willie Hamilton, who provided the cross for Davidson to score the winning goal in the

1962 Scottish League Cup Final The 1962 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 27 October 1962 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and it was the final of the 17th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Kilmarnock F.C., Kilmarnock and Heart of Midlothian F.C., Hea ...

(he had also found the net in the previous year's event which resulted in defeat). Davidson joined Dundee United in October 1963 for a £4,000 transfer fee, but soon left to join

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

in January 1964, having been swapped for Partick's George Smith. He later played for St Mirren and English non-League clubs Margate and

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, and had a spell in South Africa. After retiring, he worked at a bus depot in Edinburgh for many years. On 21 November 2022, it was announced that Davidson had died, at the age of 88.

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* 1934 births 2022 deaths People from Kintore, Aberdeenshire Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Aberdeenshire Men's association football forwards Chelsea F.C. players Fraserburgh F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Scottish Football League players Margate F.C. players Ramsgate F.C. players Inverurie Loco Works F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa {{Scotland-footy-forward-1930s-stub