George Sommerville
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Douglas Liddell Sommerville | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1900[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland[3] | ||
| Date of death | 1984 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Strathclyde | |||
| 1921–1926 | Hamilton Academical | 138 | (0) |
| 1926–1932 | Burnley | 118 | (0) |
| 1932–1934 | Bristol City | 34 | (0) |
| Burton Town | |||
| Yeovil & Petters United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Douglas Liddell Sommerville (21 December 1900 – 1984) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[5][6][4]
He worked as an aircraft inspector during the Second World War.[2][7] His sister Isa married John Steel, a teammate at Hamilton and Burnley.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ 1901 Scotland Census
- ^ a b c Sommerville, George (1921), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. SoccerData.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Did You Know..." Burnley Express. 9 April 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
Categories:
- Footballers from Motherwell
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Strathclyde F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Burton Town F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1900 births
- 1984 deaths
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen