Ross Davidson (footballer, born 1989)

Ross Davidson

Personal information
Full name	Ross Davidson[1]
Date of birth	6 September 1989
Place of birth	Burton upon Trent, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Nantwich Town
Youth career
	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2010	Port Vale	26	(0)
2009	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2010	→ Nantwich Town (loan)	8	(0)
2010	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)	6	(0)
2010	Stafford Rangers
2011	Hednesford Town	23	(1)
2011–2012	Kidsgrove Athletic
2012	Leek Town
2012–2013	New Mills
2013	Nantwich Town
2013–2014	Witton Albion
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ross Davidson (born 6 September 1989) is an English football midfielder.

A youth player at Port Vale, he was a professional at the club from 2008 to 2010. After two loan spells at Stafford Rangers and one at Nantwich Town, he signed permanently with Stafford in 2010. He soon switched clubs to Hednesford Town, before joining Kidsgrove Athletic in 2011. He switched to Leek Town in July 2012, and joined New Mills in December 2012. He moved on to Nantwich Town the following year, before playing for Witton Albion.

Playing career

Davidson, a product of the Port Vale youth team was handed his professional contract at the end of the 2007–08 season. By his second season he was a first team regular, he received his first sending off against Brentford for a 34th-minute slide challenge on Karleigh Osborne. He received a three match ban, but was supported by his teammates, parents and also a Vale supporting Priest who visited him in the locker room to give Davidson support.^[2] Assistant manager Ian Brightwell believed the challenge did not warrant a sending off^[3] and the club appealed the ban, to no avail.^[4] Despite being a regular in the first half of the season, he played just four games of the 2009 end. He considered leaving the game,^[5] but in June 2009 signed a new 12-month deal with the club.^[6]

He joined Conference North side Stafford Rangers on loan in August 2009.^[7] At the same time he was also transfer listed by Vale manager Micky Adams, along with five other youngsters.^[8][9] With his prospects at Vale Park limited, Rangers were keen to extend the loan deal,^[10] after Davidson was impressive in his first six games for the club. However he instead returned to Vale Park. In December that year he joined nearby Nantwich Town on loan,^[11] a team mid-table in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.^[12] In January the loan deal was extended by a further month.^[13] In March 2010 he was informed that he would not be offered a new contract by the "Valiants" at the end of the season,^[14] and immediately re-joined Stafford Rangers on loan until the expiry of their contracts.^[15]

Expected to join Rangers permanently in summer 2010,^[16] Davidson was hopeful of playing higher level football,^[17] but did however sign with Rangers. Before the end of the season he switched clubs to Hednesford Town of the Southern Football League Premier Division.^[18] Following defeat in the play-off final to Salisbury City and a second-place finish in the 2010–11 season, Hednesford were moved to the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

In summer 2011 he joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Kidsgrove Athletic. The club finished in 13th place in 2011–12. He switched to Leek Town in July 2012,^[19] before leaving Harrison Park and moving on to New Mills in December 2012.^[20]

He joined Nantwich Town of the Northern Premier League Premier Division for the 2013–14 season.^[21] He later moved on to Witton Albion.

Personal life

Born in Burton upon Trent, Davidson attended Thomas Alleyne's High School.^[22] He grew up an Arsenal fan.^[22]

Statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other[23]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2007–08[24]	Port Vale	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2008–09[25]		League Two	23	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
2009–10			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Stafford Rangers (loan)	Conference North	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
2009–10	Nantwich Town (loan)	Northern Premier	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
Total			26	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
2010–11	Hednesford Town	Southern Premier	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
Total			23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1

Notes

• Statistics for Stafford Rangers, Kidsgrove Athletic, Leek Town, New Mills, Nantwich Town, and Witton Albion unknown.

Honours

with Port Vale

• Staffordshire Senior Cup runners-up: 2010

with Hednesford Town

• Southern Football League runner-up: 2010–11

References

1. "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
2. Baggaley, Michael (12 December 2008). "Port Vale: Prayers coming true for Davidson". The Sentinel. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
3. "Brightwell laments Davidson red card". BBC Sport. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
4. "Davidson fails in red card appeal". BBC Sport. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
5. "Davidson signs new one-year deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
6. Shaw, Steve (10 June 2009). "Port Vale: Davidson pens deal". The Sentinel. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
7. "Port Vale: Fraser delighted with captaincy honour". The Sentinel. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
8. Shaw, Steve (6 August 2009). "Port Vale: Valiants transfer list six players". The Sentinel. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
9. "Port Vale looking to move on six". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
10. Shaw, Steve (2 September 2009). "Breaking News: Davidson set to extend Stafford stay". The Sentinel. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
11. "Port Vale's Ross Davidson makes Nantwich Town loan move". BBC Sport. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
12. "Davidson Goes on Loan". port-vale.co.uk. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
13. Shaw, Steve (19 January 2010). "Port Vale: Davidson extends loan deal". The Sentinel. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
14. "Breaking News: Vale to release trio". The Sentinel. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
15. "Port Vale release Glover, Prosser and Davidson". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
16. "Loan Duo Look for Permanent Deal". nonleaguedaily.com. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
17. "Davidson Will Take Time to Decide his Future". nonleaguedaily.com. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
18. "Ex-Boro man back at Marston Road". Staffordshire Newsletter. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
19. "Blues Confirm Host of New Signings". pitchero.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
20. "Castle ambitions rise after Boxing Day defeat of Leek". The Sentinel. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
21. "Dabbers boss Johnson blames players for FA Cup exit to Rugby Town". The Sentinel. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
22. "12 – ROSS DAVIDSON". www.port-vale.co.uk. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
23. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
24. "Games played by Ross Davidson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
25. "Games played by Ross Davidson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2011.

External links

• Ross Davidson career statistics at Soccerbase