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	'''George Gemmell''' (1889 – 25 January 1965) was an amateur [[association football\|footballer]] who played for clubs including [[Kings Lynn F.C.\|Kings Lynn]], [[Lynn Town F.C.\|Lynn Town]], Queen's College, Cambridge, [[Watford F.C.\|Watford]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.\|Tottenham Hotspur]]. In 1913 he represented England on two occasions at amateur level.<ref>{{cite web \|title=England's Matches Amateur 1906-1939 \|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html \|website=England Football Online \|accessdate=14 August ~~2022~~}}</ref> Gemmell also played cricket for [[Norfolk County Cricket Club\|Norfolk]] and [[Rhodesia]] at first-class level.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Zimbabwe/Players/George Gemmell \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/Bangladesh/content/player/55448.html \|website=ESPNcricinfo \|accessdate=14 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''George Gemmell''' (1889 – 25 January 1965) was an amateur [[association football\|footballer]] who played for clubs including [[Kings Lynn F.C.\|Kings Lynn]], [[Lynn Town F.C.\|Lynn Town]], Queen's College, Cambridge, [[Watford F.C.\|Watford]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.\|Tottenham Hotspur]]. In 1913 he represented England on two occasions at amateur level.<ref>{{cite web \|title=England's Matches Amateur 1906-1939 \|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html \|website=England Football Online \|accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref> Gemmell also played cricket for [[Norfolk County Cricket Club\|Norfolk]] and [[Rhodesia]] at first-class level.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Zimbabwe/Players/George Gemmell \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/Bangladesh/content/player/55448.html \|website=ESPNcricinfo \|accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref>

	== Football career ==		== Football career ==
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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Gemmell 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<ref>{{cite web \|title=11884 The Gazette Supplement to the London Gazette \|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29382/supplement/11884/data.pdf \|website=The London Gazette \|accessdate=26 August ~~2022~~}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Watford FC archive \|url=http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersG.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094415/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersG.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|website=Wayback machine \|accessdate=21 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Gemmell 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<ref>{{cite web \|title=11884 The Gazette Supplement to the London Gazette \|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29382/supplement/11884/data.pdf \|website=The London Gazette \|accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Watford FC archive \|url=http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersG.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094415/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersG.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|website=Wayback machine \|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{short description|English footballer and cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name= George Gemmell
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|fullname= George Gemmell
|birth_date = 1889
|birth_place = [[Kings Lynn]], [[Norfolk]], England
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1965|1|25|1889}}
|death_place = [[Langham, Rutland|Langham]], [[Rutland]], England
|position= [[Centre-forward]]
|youthyears1=
|youthclubs1=
|years1=1912–13
|clubs1=[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|caps1= 6 | goals1 = 0
|years2=1914
|clubs2=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|caps2= 1 | goals2 = 0
}}
'''George Gemmell''' (1889 – 25 January 1965) was an amateur [[association football|footballer]] who played for clubs including [[Kings Lynn F.C.|Kings Lynn]], [[Lynn Town F.C.|Lynn Town]], Queen's College, Cambridge, [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. In 1913 he represented England on two occasions at amateur level.<ref>{{cite web |title=England's Matches Amateur 1906-1939 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html |website=England Football Online |accessdate=14 August 2022}}</ref> Gemmell also played cricket for [[Norfolk County Cricket Club|Norfolk]] and [[Rhodesia]] at first-class level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zimbabwe/Players/George Gemmell |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/Bangladesh/content/player/55448.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=14 August 2022}}</ref>

== Football career ==
Gemmell featured in six matches in 1912-13 for [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] club Watford. He went on to play in one [[FA Cup]] match for Tottenham Hotspur in 1914.<ref>[http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players] Retrieved 29 November 2012 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415215517/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_azofplayers.html |date=15 April 2009 }}</ref>

==Biography==
Gemmell 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<ref>{{cite web |title=11884 The Gazette Supplement to the London Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29382/supplement/11884/data.pdf |website=The London Gazette |accessdate=26 August 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watford FC archive |url=http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersG.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094415/http://www.watfordfcarchive.com/downloads/players/MergedplayersG.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |website=Wayback machine |accessdate=21 July 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/spurs-diary-january/ Gemmell's debut for Spurs]

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