Iain Davidson

Iain Davidson
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-14) 14 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Centre-back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2002–2003 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Brechin City 6 (0)
2004 Scarborough 2 (0)
2004–2012 Raith Rovers 221 (10)
2012–2015 Dundee 85 (5)
2015–2021 Raith Rovers 151 (6)
2021–2022 Brechin City 30 (2)
2022-2023 Cowdenbeath 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Iain Davidson (born 14 January 1984) is a retired Scottish professional footballer. Davidson mainly played as a defensive midfielder but can also be played in the defence. He has previously played for Brechin City, Scarborough, two spells at Raith Rovers, Dundee, two spells at Brechin City and Cowdenbeath.

In 2009, while he was captain at Raith Rovers, Davidson was charged and convicted of assault during an incident at Kitty's Bar and Club in Kirkcaldy. He was convicted of attacking a man with a bottle.[1]

In 2021 the SFA found Davidson guilty of racist and discriminatory behaviour towards an Inverness player. He received a four match ban and was ordered to complete a FIFA e-learning course before being allowed to play again.[2]

In 2022 Davidson pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening/abusive manner, aggravated by the fact it involved abuse of his former partner. He was given a six-month suspended custodial sentence for good behaviour and a six-month non-harassment order against his former partner. He is due to appear in court again on 6 June 2023.[3]

  1. ^ "Raith ace assault rap". Scottish Daily Record and Sunday. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Iain Davidson: Raith Rovers defender given four-match ban for discriminatory language towards Inverness' Nikolay Todorov". Sky Sports. 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ McKenzie, Jamie (3 December 2022). "Raith legend injured ex-wife's new man and verbally abused her in street". The Courier.