Davy Gordon
David "Davy" Smith Gordon (29 December 1882 – 1963)[1][2][3] was a Scottish football player and manager. Gordon, who was born and raised in Leith, played for local side Leith Athletic while also working as a French polisher.[3] He moved to England in 1905 to play for Hull City, for whom he made over 270 appearances in nine years.[3] Gordon returned to Leith Athletic in 1914, before moving to Hibernian in 1916.[3]
After Hibernian manager Dan McMichael died due to the effects of the flu pandemic, Gordon was appointed manager in February 1919.[3] His time in charge of Hibernian was unsuccessful, but he signed some players who reached Scottish Cup finals in 1923 and 1924 under his successor, Alex Maley.[3] Gordon resigned as Hibs manager in April 1921.[3] After this he had short stints as a player with Kilmarnock, St Bernard's and Leith Athletic, before his playing retirement in 1922.[2][3] Gordon later managed Hartlepools United and St Bernard's.[2][3]
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- 1882 births
- 1963 deaths
- People from Leith
- Sportspeople from Edinburgh
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish footballers
- Hartlepool United F.C. managers
- Hibernian F.C. managers
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Leith Athletic F.C. players
- St Bernard's F.C. managers
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- Scottish Football League managers
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