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George Sommerville

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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

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ a b 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. ^ 1901 Scotland Census
  4. ^ a b c 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.