James "Jimmy" Davidson was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

From Walhalla originally, Davidson played junior football for Melbourne, before breaking into the senior side in 1924. He played most of his football as a rover.

Davidson was a half forward flanker in Melbourne's 1926 premiership team.

He put together 83 consecutive games from 1927 to 1931.

Davidson went to Bendigo Football League

Bendigo Football League

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 club Castlemaine

Castlemaine Football Club

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, as coach, in 1933. He won the league's Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

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award that season.