George Sommerville
George Douglas Liddell Sommerville (21 December 1900 – 1984) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[5][6][4]
| 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 (178 cm)[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 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- 1939 England and Wales Register
- 1901 Scotland Census
- 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 requires
|journal=(help) - "Did You Know..." Burnley Express. 9 April 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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