Peter Somers

This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the Mayor of Milwaukee, see Peter J. Somers.

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]

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 7 in (1.70 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

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.^[9][10] His son Billy Somers, also a footballer, was a Dominion of Canada Football Champion with Toronto Scottish in 1932,^[11][12] while another son John played briefly for Hearts.^[13][1]

Honours

Celtic^[3]

• 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

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