Doug Somner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas McKenzie Somner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Kilbride Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | Falkirk | 45 | (12) |
| 1974–1975 | Ayr United | 5 | (1) |
| 1974–1979 | Partick Thistle | 144 | (61[2]) |
| 1979–1983 | St Mirren | 99 | (45) |
| 1983–1984 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | (9) |
| 1984–1986 | Montrose | 66 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Scottish Football League XI | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Douglas McKenzie Somner (born 4 July 1951 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for clubs including Partick Thistle and St Mirren.[3] He was the first player ever to score for St Mirren in European competition.[4] He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Premier Division in the 1979–80 season.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Douglas McKenzie Somner Record vs Heart of Midlothian". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "PARTICK THISTLE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com.
- ^ Doug Somner at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ StMirren.info profile Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RSSSF
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- 1951 births
- Ayr United F.C. players
- East Kilbride Thistle F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Living people
- Montrose F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Scottish league football top scorers
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1950s birth stubs