Adam Davidson (footballer)

Scottish footballer (1929–2007)

Adam DavidsonPersonal information

Full name|  Adam Richmond Davidson[1]
Date of birth|  (1929-11-28)28 November 1929[1]
Place of birth|  Invergowrie, Scotland[1]
Date of death|  September 2007(2007-09-00) (aged 77)[1]
Place of death|  Portsmouth, England
Position(s)|  Winger
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Elmwood|  |
|  Sheffield Wednesday|  0|  (0)
1951–1952|  Colchester United|  19|  (0)
|  Carnoustie Panmure|  |
Total|  |  19|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Richmond Davidson (28 November 1929 – September 2007) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Colchester United.

## Career[edit]

Born in Invergowrie, Davidson joined Football League club Sheffield Wednesday from Elmwood, but failed to make an appearance for the Owls. He moved to Colchester United in 1951, spending one season with the club and making 19 appearances.[1][2] He made his debut on 13 September 1951 against Plymouth Argyle in a 1–0 win at Layer Road.[3] He scored one goal for the club in the FA Cup against Bristol CIty on 15 December, a match which Colchester won 2–1.[4] His final game came at the end of the 1951–52 season in a 1–0 home victory against Watford.[5] He later returned to his native Scotland to play for Carnoustie Panmure. He died in Portsmouth in September 2007, at the age of 77.[1][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
2. ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
3. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 1–0 Plymouth Argyle". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
4. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 2–1 Bristol City". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
5. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 1–0 Watford". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
6. ^ "Adam Davidson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals