| Peter Somers | |
| Height: | 5ft 8in |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Strathaven, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Mossend Celtic |
| Years2: | – |
| Clubs2: | Cadzow Oak |
| Years3: | 1897 |
| Clubs3: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1897–1910 |
| Clubs4: | Celtic |
| Caps4: | 186 |
| Goals4: | 52 |
| Years5: | 1899 |
| Clubs5: | → Clyde (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 1900 |
| Clubs6: | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) |
| Years7: | 1900–1902 |
| Clubs7: | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) |
| Years8: | 1910–1911 |
| Clubs8: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps8: | 23 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 293 |
| Totalgoals: | 70 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1899–1909 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1905–1909 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Peter Somers (3 June 1878 – 27 November 1914) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for Celtic,[1] [2] Blackburn Rovers, Hamilton Academical[3] [4] and Scotland.[5] Somers also played for the Scottish Football League XI three times.[6] After retiring as a player, Somers became a director of Hamilton Academical.
His son Billy Somers, also a footballer, was a Dominion of Canada Football Champion with Toronto Scottish in 1932.[7] [8] Another son John played briefly for Hearts.[9] [3] Somers became seriously ill in November 1914, requiring his left foot to be amputated. He died of complications from this operation on 27 November.[10] [11]
1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09
1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08
1902–03