Davidson was born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, and after a period as a teenager with Chelsea which did not result in any senior appearances,[2] returned home and started his career with local junior club, Inverurie Loco Works.
Six months after signing for Aberdeen, he made his professional debut in October 1955,[1] and went on to make 146 appearances for the club in major competitions, including the 1959 Scottish Cup Final,[2] but moved to Heart of Midlothian in early 1961.
[3] While with the Tynecastle club he befriended Willie Hamilton,[2] who provided the cross for Davidson to score the winning goal in the 1962 Scottish League Cup Final (he had also found the net in the previous year's event which resulted in defeat).
[5][6] He later played for St Mirren and English non-League clubs Margate and Ramsgate, and had a spell in South Africa.
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