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Fullname: Victor Davidson
aka: Vic Davidson
Born: 11 Aug 1950
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Signed: 1970
Position: Midfielder
Internationals: none

Biog

Victor Davidson was brought up in the Calton/Bridgeton area of Glasgow and attended Sacred Heart R.C. school in Bridgeton.Vic had two spells at Celtic after initially signing for the club from Glasgow United in 1967.

Vic was part of the excellent crop of young players Jock Stein brought through in the late 60's/early 70's an much was expected of him. Impressive performances for the reserves with fellow strikers Dalglish and Macari saw the young goal-scoring midfielder earn a glowing reputation and he made a scoring debut when he netted in a 3-2 league win at St Mirren on April 18th 1970.

Stein through him on against Ajax in the European Cup quarter final in March 24th 1971 and he played in the Scottish Cup semi final against Airdrie in a 3-3 draw, Dalglish replacing him in the replay.

Between March 25th and April 8th 1972 he scored four goals in three games and at last it looked as if he would fulfill his potential. However in 1972/73 his sole contribution was two goals against Stranraer in the League Cup.

With Lou Macari's departure to Manchester United in 1973 it was felt that Vic would be an adequate replacement. This never materialised and by early in the 1974/75 season he now had a first team place but after a 2-1 defeat at Parkhead to Rangers on September 14th 1974 he fell out of favour again and was given a free transfer in May 1975.

He was grouped in with the great crop of youngsters at the time, dubbed the "Quality Street Gang" which included Danny McGrain and Kenny Dalglish, but sadly for him he never reached the same heights as they did. It was a lot to live up to, but to be associated and linked with them is still a bit of an honour any player from the time would have died for.

Vic moved to Motherwell and returned to haunt Celic on several occasions. On August 27th 1977 he scored a glorious winning goal for the 'Well at a sunny Parkhead with a dipping shot past Peter Latchford.

He moved on to Blackpool and it was a major shock when Billy McNeill brought him back from England for a fee of £35,000 in March 1979. He made his second debut at Easter Road in a 2-1 reverse and he had signed so late the previous day that some of the newspapers weren't able to report it in time. There were many Celtic fans in Edinburgh pointing at their new number nine in the hoops, saying that he was the spitting image of Vic Davidson, never realising for a minute that it was him ! His experience was vital in the run in, in the spring of 1979, and scored several important goals. He was a substitute on the dramatic night of May 21st 1979 when Celtic's 10 men brought the title back to Parkhead.

The following season he had an impressive start and played a vital part in the European Cup wins against Partizan Tirana and Dundalk. However he fell out of favour after Dom Sullivan joined from Aberdeen in late October. On May 10th 1980 he was an unused sub in the Scottish Cup victory against Rangers at Hampden and wn himself a winners medal.

He left again in the summer of 1980 for the US and Phoenix Inferno and remains in America until this day. During his two spells at Parkhead Davidson made 66 appearances and scored 24 goals.

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