George Davison (footballer) explained

George Davison
Birth Date:1890
Birth Place:Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position:Forward
Clubs1:Blyth Spartans
Years2:1913–1914
Clubs2:Coventry City
Caps2:?
Goals2:18
Years3:1914–1920
Clubs3:Bristol Rovers
Caps3:57
Goals3:20
Years4:1920–????
Clubs4:West Stanley

George Davison (born 1890) was a professional footballer, who played in the Southern League for Coventry City and Bristol Rovers.

Davison joined Coventry from Blyth Spartans in 1913, and scored eighteen times in the Southern League during the 1913–14 season. He signed for Bristol Rovers on 27 April 1914 for a large, though undisclosed, transfer fee.[1] He was The Pirates top goalscorer in 1914–15 with 15 goals,[2] then after a two-year interruption in league football caused by World War I, he returned for the 1919–20 campaign. He returned to his native North East England in 1920, when he joined West Stanley.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Miscellaneous Sport . Birmingham Daily Post . 28 April 1914 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 7 September 2016.
  2. Book: Byrne . Stephen . Jay . Mike . Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History . 2014 . Amberley . Stroud . 55 . 978-1-4456-3619-1.
  3. Book: Byrne . Stephen . Jay . Mike . Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003 . 2003 . Tempus . Stroud . 0-7524-2717-2.