George Sommerville Explained

George Sommerville should not be confused with George Somerville.

George Sommerville
Fullname:George Douglas Liddell Sommerville
Birth Date:21 December 1900[1] [2]
Birth Place:Motherwell, Scotland[3]
Death Date:1984 (aged 84)
Height:5ft 10in
Death Place:Bristol, England
Years2:1921–1926
Caps2:138
Goals2:0
Years3:1926–1932
Caps3:118
Goals3:0
Years4:1932–1934
Caps4:34
Goals4:0

George Douglas Liddell Sommerville (21 December 1900 – 1984) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[4] [5] [6]

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.[6]

Notes and References

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. 1901 Scotland Census
  4. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. 2004. SoccerData.
  5. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  6. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/sommerville-george-1921 Sommerville, George (1921)
  7. News: Did You Know... . 13 July 2018 . Burnley Express . 9 April 1941 . 3.