Stuart Davidson (footballer)

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Stuart Davidson
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-08-03) 3 August 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfield
Team information
Current team
 Largs Thistle (manager)
Youth career
Glasgow City BC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2001 Kilmarnock 4 (0)
2000 → Queen of the South (loan) 2 (0)
2000 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2000 → Queen of the South (loan) 9 (0)
2001 → Airdrieonians (loan) 5 (0)
2001–2002 Queen of the South 16 (2)
2002–2003 Troon
2003–2011 Auchinleck Talbot
2012 Neilston Juniors
2012–2015 Kilbirnie Ladeside
2015–2016 Largs Thistle
Total39(2)
Managerial career
2016– Largs Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Stuart Davidson (born 3 August 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer who is the manager of Largs Thistle in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Kilmarnock.

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Career

A tough tackling midfielder nicknamed Arnie , Davidson began his professional career with Kilmarnock. [1] Davidson was given his Scottish Premier League debut by Bobby Williamson in September 1999 versus Celtic, before going out on loan periods at several Scottish Football League clubs, including two spells at Queen of the South. [2] Davidson joined the Dumfries club on a permanent deal in the 2001 close season and his sixteen league appearances the following season earned him a league winners medal as Queens won the Scottish Football League Second Division title. [1] [3]

After moving into Junior football with Troon, Davidson then joined Auchinleck Talbot and enjoyed a successful eight years with the club, winning the Scottish Junior Cup twice, including a man-of-the-match performance in the 2009 final when he scored the winning goal versus Clydebank. [4]

Davidson joined Neilston Juniors in 2012, after a short period out of the game, before his appointment as player-coach at Kilbirnie Ladeside later that year. [5] [6] Former Talbot team-mate Bryan Slavin attracted him to Largs Thistle as his assistant manager in January 2015 and Davidson succeeded him in the role after Slavin's resignation in October 2016. [1] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Life of Arnie ... Thistle assistant boss big interview". Largs and Millport Weekly News. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Sinnet, Bobby; Jamieson, Thomas. "Kilmarnock Player Stuart Davidson Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Queen of the South ins and outs". BBC Sport . 4 August 2001. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Auchinleck defy spirited Bankies to claim eighth Junior Cup final triumph". The Scotsman . 31 May 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Holmes, Jeff (7 February 2012). "Derby game off...but Ton get Arnie in". Paisley Daily Express. Daily Record. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ O'Donnell, Jim (13 February 2014). "Arnie's back on mission to terminate the Talbot". Evening Times . Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Thistle's new boss praises Bryan's impact at Barrfields". Largs and Millport Weekly News. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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