George Sommerville

Not to be confused with George Somerville.

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

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

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

1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
2. 1939 England and Wales Register
3. 1901 Scotland Census
4. Sommerville, George (1921), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
5. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. SoccerData.
6. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "Did You Know..." Burnley Express. 9 April 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 13 July 2018.