Irving Davidson

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1929–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}

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| name = Irving Davidson

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| fullname = Irving William Davidson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|04|30|df=y}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|04|14|1929|04|30|df=y}}

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| originalteam = Caulfield Grammar

| height = 185 cm

| weight = 83 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1956

| years1 = 1951–54

| club1 = St Kilda (VFL)

| games_goals1 = 26 (1)

| years2 = 1955–56

| club2 = Brighton (VFA)

| games_goals2 = 12 (10)

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Irving Davidson (30 April 1929 – 14 April 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.209.

Family

The son of William Irving Davidson (1894–1950),[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244324667 Deaths: Davidson, The Herald, (Wednesday, I March 1950), p.8.] and Doris Irene Davidson, née Dobbie (1895–1977),[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r9oQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7406%2C1988892 Deaths: Davidson, The Age, (Monday, 8 August 1977), p.23.] Irving William Davidson was born on 30 April 1929.

He married Catherine Jean Robertson in 1960.

Education

He attended Caulfield Grammar School from 1943 to 1948.Weber (1981), p.288.

Football

=Caulfield Grammarians (VAFA)=

He played with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) in 1949.[https://www.cgfc.com.au/static/uploads/files/player-list-15032016-wfxphrkfmeyb.pdf Caulfield Grammarians Complete Player List: Season Debut & Player Number, Caulfield Grammarians Football Club, 2015.]

=St Kilda (VFL)=

Cleared from Caulfield Grammarians in April 1950,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187644492 St. Kilda Wins Race for Star Parkdale Ruckman, The Age, (Monday, 27 March, 1950), p.10.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187638407 Henfry Will Miss Practice , The Age, (Friday, 14 April 1950), p.16.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187646011 Collins Cleared, The Age, (Saturday, 22 Apr 1950), p.18.] he played 26 senior games with St Kilda in the VFL over four seasons (1951 to 1954), kicking one goal.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22825325 League Second 18's: St. Kilda, The Argus, (Friday, 28 April 1950), p.20.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27094165 St. Kilda Surprise In V.F.L. Match, The (Hobart) Mercury, (Monday, 16 June 1952), p.15.][https://www.saints.com.au/news/455649/looking-back-saints-in-gippsland Holmesby, Russell (2015), "Looking Back: Saints in Gippsland", saints.com.au.][http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23262977 St. Kilda, The Argus, (Friday, 21 August 1953), p.17.]

=Brighton (VFA)=

He played in 12 senior matches, scoring 10 goals, over two seasons (1955—1956) with the Brighton Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

Death

He died on 14 April 2022.[https://www.saints.com.au/news/1111499/vale-irving-davidson Vale, Irving Davidson, saints.com.au.]

See also

Notes

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References

  • {{cite book | author=Webber, Horace | title=Years May Pass On... Caulfield Grammar School, 1881–1981 | publisher=Centenary Committee, Caulfield Grammar School, (East St Kilda) | year=1981 | isbn=0-9594242-0-2}}
  • {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}