Peter Somers

Scottish footballer

Peter Somers
Personal information
Date of birth 3 June 1878
Place of birth Strathaven, Scotland
Date of death 27 November 1914(1914-11-27) (aged 36)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Mossend Celtic
– Cadzow Oak
1897 Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
1897–1910 Celtic 186 (52)
1899 → Clyde (loan) 6 (3)
1900 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) [a]
1900–1902 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) [a]
1910–1911 Hamilton Academical 23 (2)
Total 293 (70)
International career
1899–1909 Scottish League XI 3 (0)
1905–1909 Scotland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Somers (3 June 1878 – 27 November 1914) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for Celtic,[3][4] Blackburn Rovers, Hamilton Academical[1][5] and Scotland.[6][7] Somers also played for the Scottish Football League XI three times.[8] After retiring as a player, Somers became a director of Hamilton Academical.[6]

Personal life

His son Billy Somers, also a footballer, was a Dominion of Canada Football Champion with Toronto Scottish in 1932.[9][10] Another son John played briefly for Hearts.[11][1] Somers became seriously ill in November 1914, requiring his left foot to be amputated. He died of complications from this operation on 27 November.[12][13]

Honours

Celtic[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b He made 76 Football League appearances for Blackburn over two loan spells (13 goals),[2] but the breakdown of these is not confirmed.

References

  1. ^ a b c Somers, Peter (1897), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (2009). Blackburn Rovers – The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-709-2.
  3. ^ a b (Celtic player) Somers, Peter, FitbaStats
  4. ^ Famous Players. | Peter Somers, Celtic F.C. The Scottish Referee, 17 March 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ a b (Smith 2013, p. 262)
  7. ^ "[Scotland player] Peter Somers". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ "[SFL player] Peter Somers". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  9. ^ Great players: Bill Somers, Canadian National Soccer League, 23 June 2019
  10. ^ Connaught Series: Toronto Scottish FC win three Canadian titles, Canadian Soccer Association, 27 August 2017
  11. ^ (Hearts player) John Somers, London Hearts Supporters' Club
  12. ^ "Death of Mr Peter Somers". Hamilton Advertiser. 28 November 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Illness of Peter Somers". Daily Record. 26 November 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
Sources
  • Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.

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