George Gemmell (1889 – 25 January 1965) was an English amateur footballer who played for clubs including Kings Lynn, Lynn Town, Queens' College, Cambridge, Watford and Tottenham Hotspur. In 1913 he represented England on two occasions at amateur level.[1] Gemmell also played cricket for Norfolk and Rhodesia at first-class level.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 January 1965 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Place of death | Langham, Rutland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | Watford | 6 | (0) |
| 1914 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editGemmell featured in six matches in 1912-13 for Southern League club Watford. He went on to play in one FA Cup match for Tottenham Hotspur in 1914.[3]
Biography
editGemmell was born in King's Lynn to Scottish parents. A versatile sportsman whose Watford connection arose from his appointment as games-master at the Royal Masonic School for Boys, Bushey. The centre‐forward also played for both Norfolk and Hertfordshire at county level. In 1914 he made an FA Cup appearance for Tottenham Hotspur, and won two amateur international caps for England in 1913. Gemmell also represented Norfolk at cricket. During the Great War he joined the Norfolk Regiment as an officer[4] and later served with the British Indian Army until 1921. In the same year he emigrated to Rhodesia and played first-class cricket. After thirteen years he returned to England to work as a Cambridgeshire farm baliff.[5]
References
edit- ^ "England's Matches Amateur 1906-1939". England Football Online. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe/Players/George Gemmell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "11884 The Gazette Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). The London Gazette. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Watford FC archive" (PDF). Wayback machine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.