Career
She represented the England women"s national football team at senior international level and spent more than a decade with Doncaster Belles during their dominance of English women"s football. Davidson, known as Davo to teammates, also collected doubles in 1992 and 1994. In the summer of 1994, Davidson, who worked in Merseyside as an accountant, joined Belles team mates Janice Murray and Louise Ryde in signing for newly–formed Liverpool Ladies.
In 1994-1995 she played the Cup final again, as Liverpool lost 3–2 to Arsenal.
Marieanne Spacey scored the winning goal in the 81st minute. Liverpool also reached the 1996 final but 15–year–old schoolgirl Rachel Brown had taken over in goal, following Davidson"s sudden retirement in summer 1995.
Manager Martin Reagan handed Davidson her senior England debut on 29 March 1987, in a 1–0 victory in the Republic of Ireland, a friendly match played ahead of the 1987 European Competition for Women"s Football in Norway. She spent a period as understudy to regular number one Theresa Wiseman.
When The Football Association (FA) took over running the national team in 1993, incoming manager Ted Copeland selected Lesley Higgs for the 1995 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Championship qualifiers, with Davidson as back–up.
Unimpressed, Davidson then quit international duty along with Liverpool teammate Janice Murray. Davidson remarked that: "The management leave a lot to be desired, and if you don"t enjoy it, what"s the point?" Pauline Cope was called–up as a replacement and went on to become first choice for the 1995 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup and beyond.
