Jimmy Somerville (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Stenhousemuir, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gairdoch Juveniles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1920 | Falkirk | 24 | (1) |
| 1920 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1920–1922 | Stenhousemuir | 33 | (5) |
| 1922–1930 | Airdrieonians | 258 | (65) |
| Total | 315 | (71) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Somerville (born circa 1900) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left, most prominently for Airdrieonians, where he won the Scottish Cup in 1924[1] and was an important member of the team as they finished runners-up in the Scottish Football League in four successive seasons. He also played for all three of his local senior clubs: Falkirk[2] East Stirlingshire,[3] and Stenhousemuir.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
- ^ East Stirlingshire & Falkirk players to 1946/47, Falkirk Football Historian, 8 July 2013
- ^ 1919/20, East Stirlingshire FC
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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