Peter Somers
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography 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][6] Somers also played for the Scottish Football League XI three times.[7] After retiring as a player, Somers became a director of Hamilton Academical.[5]
Personal life
Somers became seriously ill in November 1914, requiring his left foot to be amputated. He died of complications from this operation on 27 November.[8][9] His son Billy Somers, also a footballer, was a Dominion of Canada Football Champion with Toronto Scottish in 1932,[10][11] while another son John played briefly for Hearts.[12][3]
Honours
- Celtic[1]
- Scottish Division One: 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09
- Scottish Cup: 1903–04, 1906–07, 1907–08
- Glasgow Cup: 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08
- Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup: 1902–03
Notes
References
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- ↑ a b (Celtic player) Somers, Peter, FitbaStats
- ↑ Famous Players. | Peter Somers, Celtic F.C. The Scottish Referee, 17 March 1905. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ↑ a b Somers, Peter (1897), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
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- ↑ Great players: Bill Somers, Canadian National Soccer League, 23 June 2019
- ↑ Connaught Series: Toronto Scottish FC win three Canadian titles, Canadian Soccer Association, 27 August 2017
- ↑ (Hearts player) John Somers, London Hearts Supporters' Club
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- Sources
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- 1878 births
- 1914 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- People from Strathaven
- Footballers from South Lanarkshire
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Celtic F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish amputees
- 19th-century Scottish sportsmen