Jimmy Somerville (footballer)

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Jimmy Somerville
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]

  1. ^ The Cup Final | Airdrieonians' First Success, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1924
  2. ^ East Stirlingshire & Falkirk players to 1946/47, Falkirk Football Historian, 8 July 2013
  3. ^ 1919/20, East Stirlingshire FC
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)