Irving Davidson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Irving William Davidson | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1929 | ||
Date of death | 14 April 2022 | (aged 92)||
Original team(s) | Caulfield Grammar | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1951–54 | St Kilda (VFL) | 26 (1) | |
1955–56 | Brighton (VFA) | 12 (10) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Irving Davidson (30 April 1929 – 14 April 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of William Irving Davidson (1894–1950),[2] and Doris Irene Davidson, née Dobbie (1895–1977),[3] Irving William Davidson was born on 30 April 1929.
He married Catherine Jean Robertson in 1960.
He attended Caulfield Grammar School from 1943 to 1948.[4]
He played with the Caulfield Grammarians Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) in 1949.[5]
Cleared from Caulfield Grammarians in April 1950,[6][7][8] he played 26 senior games with St Kilda in the VFL over four seasons (1951 to 1954), kicking one goal.[9][10][11][12]
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).
He died on 14 April 2022.[13]