Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Smith Gordon | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 1882 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1963 (age 80) | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1902–1905 | Leith Athletic | ||
1905–1914 | Hull City | 274 | |
1914–1916 | Leith Athletic | ||
1916–1919 | Hibernian | 78 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1919–1921 | Hibernian | ||
1922–1924 | Hartlepool | ||
1924–1926 | St Bernards | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Smith Gordon (29 December 1882 – 1963) [2] [3] [4] 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. [4] He moved to England in 1905 to play for Hull City, for whom he made over 270 appearances in nine years. [4] Gordon returned to Leith Athletic in 1914, before moving to Hibernian in 1916. [4]
After Hibernian manager Dan McMichael died due to the effects of the flu pandemic, Gordon was appointed manager in February 1919. [4] 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. [4] Gordon resigned as Hibs manager in April 1921. [4] After this he had short stints as a player with Kilmarnock, St Bernard's and Leith Athletic, before his playing retirement in 1922. [3] [4] Gordon later managed Hartlepools United and St Bernard's. [3] [4]