Arthur Davidson (ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa, an haife shi a shekara ta 1875)

Arthur Irving Davidson (28 ga Agusta 1875 - 5 Satumba 1961) ya kasance ministan Presbyterian na Australiya, limamin soja kuma ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na Australiya wanda ya buga wa Fitzroy Football Club wasa a gasar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Victorian (VFL).

 Rayuwar farko 
Ɗan Ministan Presbyterian Rev. Arthur Davidson (1847–1924) [1] da Helen Allen Davidson, nee Pritchard (1849–1936), [2] An haifi Arthur Irving Davidson a cikin unguwar Carlton ta cikin Melbourne a ranar 28 ga Agusta 1875. Mahaifinsa ya yi aiki a matsayin minista a Cocin John Knox da ke titin Swanston a Melbourne kafin ya koma wani coci a Geelong a 1879 [3] inda Davidson ya yi yawancin lokacin ƙuruciyarsa. Irving Davidson ya halarci Kwalejin Geelong daga 1889 zuwa 1893 inda ya yi fice a fagen wasanni da kuma karatunsa na ilimi.[4]

 Jami'a 
A shekara ta 1894, Davidson ya fara karatun digirin fasaha a Jami'ar Melbourne  kuma ya kammala karatunsa da girmamawa a shekara ta 1898. A lokacin hutunsa na jami'a, Davidson ya yi aiki a matsayin malami, ciki har da aiki a gidan Ramsay kusa da Birregurra  da kuma iyalan Cumming na Mount Fyans.

Davidson ya shiga zauren Tauhidi a Kwalejin Ormond inda ya yi karatun tauhidi a matsayin wani ɓangare na digiri na Master of Arts. Ya kasance kyaftin na ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Kwalejin Ormond  kuma ya buga wasanni biyu tare da Fitzroy a gasar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Victorian a lokacin kakar VFL ta 1898. A shekara ta 1901 Davidson ya kammala karatun digiri na Master of Arts a gaban Manyan Sarakunansu, Duke da Duchess na Cornwall da York (waɗanda daga baya suka zama Sarki George na Biyar da Sarauniya Mary).

 Horar da ma'aikatar 
A lokacin da yake Kwalejin Ormond, Davidson ya yi aiki a matsayin malamin ɗalibai a Neerim South. Daga nan Davidson ya yi aiki a matsayin ministan kula da cocin Ryrie Street a shekarar 1900 yayin da mahaifinsa ya ziyarci Falasdinu, Turai da Burtaniya. Daga baya a wannan shekarar Davidson ya yi aiki a matsayin mataimakin minista a Cocin Scotland da ke Melbourne.

 Manazarta 

Rukuni:Matattun 1961