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Dougie Somner

● Dougie Somner, 1979 (PAN)

Douglas McKenzie Somner was born on Wednesday, 4th July, 1951, in Edinburgh.

The forward signed for Bertie Auld's Thistle on Friday, 22nd November, 1974, having most recently been with Ayr United.

Aged 23, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 23rd November, 1974, in a 1-0 defeat away to Airdrieonians in the SFL First Division.

Dougie scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 14th December, 1974, in a 3-1 win away to St Johnstone in the SFL First Division.

He scored the last of his 99 goals on Monday, 7th May, 1979, in a 2-1 defeat at home to Celtic in the SFL Premier Division.

He played his last game for the club on Wednesday, 23rd May, 1979, in a 1-0 defeat away to Rangers in the SFL Premier Division, having clocked up an impressive 219 appearances as a Jag.

Dougie's club-list included East Kilbride Thistle, Falkirk, Ayr United, Partick Thistle, St Mirren, Hamilton Academical and Montrose.

compiled from our All Games criteria.


23y, 5m, 10d		14.12.1974 St Johnstone [a] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 16)
23y, 5m, 17d		21.12.1974 Clyde [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 17)
23y, 6m, 7d		11.01.1975 Morton [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 21)
23y, 8m, 8d		12.03.1975 Vejle Boldklub [h] W2-0 (Friendly)
23y, 9m, 1d		05.04.1975 Dundee [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 31)
23y, 9m, 22d		26.04.1975 Clyde [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 34)
24y, 0m, 24d		28.07.1975 Nairn County [a] W4-0 (Friendly)
24y, 0m, 28d		01.08.1975 Caledonian [a] W5-1 (Friendly)
24y, 1m, 9d		13.08.1975 Dundee United [h] W3-1 (League Cup Section 4 - game 2)
24y, 1m, 12d		16.08.1975 St Johnstone [a] W4-2 (League Cup Section 4 - game 3)
24y, 1m, 19d		23.08.1975 St Johnstone [h] W3-0 (League Cup Section 4 - game 5)
24y, 2m, 6d		10.09.1975 Clydebank [h] W4-0 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg)
24y, 2m, 9d		13.09.1975 Kilmarnock [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 3)
24y, 2m, 16d		20.09.1975 Dumbarton [a] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 4)
24y, 2m, 23d		27.09.1975 Queen of the South [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 5)
24y, 3m, 7d		11.10.1975 Falkirk [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 7)
24y, 4m, 11d		15.11.1975 East Fife [h] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 12)
24y, 4m, 18d		22.11.1975 St Mirren [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 13)
24y, 5m, 2d		06.12.1975 Hamilton Academical [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 15)
24y, 5m, 28d		01.01.1976 Clyde [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 19)
24y, 7m, 3d		07.02.1976 Morton [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 24)
24y, 7m, 17d		21.02.1976 Dunfermline Athletic [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 25)
24y, 7m, 24d		28.02.1976 Montrose [h] W4-1 (SFL First Division - game 26)
24y, 8m, 9d		13.03.1976 Meadowbank Thistle [h] W5-0 (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 2)
24y, 8m, 30d		03.04.1976 Forfar Athletic [h] W4-2 (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 5)
25y, 1m, 28d		01.09.1976 Motherwell [h] W2-0 (League Cup Section 1 - game 6)
25y, 2m, 14d		18.09.1976 Motherwell [h] W2-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 3)
25y, 2m, 21d		25.09.1976 Dundee United [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 4)
25y, 2m, 28d		02.10.1976 Aberdeen [h] D2-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 5)
25y, 3m, 26d		30.10.1976 Rangers [h] W2-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 8)
25y, 4m, 2d		06.11.1976 Ayr United [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 9)
25y, 4m, 20d		24.11.1976 Orient [a] L2-3 (Anglo-Scottish Cup Semi Final, 2nd leg) agg: L2-4
25y, 5m, 14d		18.12.1976 Hibernian [h] D1-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 13)
25y, 7m, 1d		05.02.1977 Aberdeen [h] W2-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 18)
25y, 8m, 1d		05.03.1977 Kilmarnock [h] W3-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 24)
25y, 8m, 5d		09.03.1977 Celtic [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 25)
25y, 8m, 22d		26.03.1977 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 28)
25y, 9m, 19d		23.04.1977 Celtic [h] D1-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 35)
26y, 0m, 28d		01.08.1977 Keith [a] W1-0 (Friendly)
26y, 0m, 30d		03.08.1977 Caledonian [a] W6-1 (Friendly)
26y, 1m, 2d		06.08.1977 Ross County [a] W4-1 (Friendly)
26y, 1m, 9d		13.08.1977 Ayr United [h] D2-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 1)
26y, 2m, 6d		10.09.1977 Clydebank [a] W4-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 4)
26y, 2m, 27d		01.10.1977 St Mirren [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 7)
26y, 3m, 4d		08.10.1977 Celtic [h] W1-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 8)
26y, 3m, 11d		15.10.1977 Dundee United [h] W2-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 9)
26y, 3m, 14d		18.10.1977 Rangers [a] L2-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) L3-4 pens
26y, 4m, 1d		05.11.1977 Rangers [a] D3-3 (SFL Premier Division - game 12)
26y, 4m, 15d		19.11.1977 Hibernian [a] W3-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 14)
26y, 4m, 22d		26.11.1977 Aberdeen [h] W1-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 15)
26y, 5m, 13d		17.12.1977 Dundee United [a] D2-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 17)
26y, 8m, 7d		11.03.1978 Dumbarton [h] W2-1 (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)
26y, 8m, 11d		15.03.1978 Ayr United [a] W3-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 24)
26y, 8m, 17d		21.03.1978 Rangers [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 26)
26y, 9m, 11d		15.04.1978 St Mirren [h] W2-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 32)
26y, 9m, 18d		22.04.1978 Celtic [a] L2-5 (SFL Premier Division - game 34)
26y, 9m, 25d		29.04.1978 Dundee United [a] L2-5 (SFL Premier Division - game 36)
27y, 0m, 27d		31.07.1978 Brora Rangers [a] W5-0 (Friendly)
27y, 1m, 0d		04.08.1978 Buckie Thistle [a] W3-1 (Friendly)
27y, 1m, 12d		16.08.1978 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-1 (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 1st leg)
27y, 1m, 19d		23.08.1978 Heart of Midlothian [a] D1-1 (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 2nd leg) agg: W3-2
27y, 2m, 5d		09.09.1978 Heart of Midlothian [h] W3-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 4)
27y, 2m, 19d		23.09.1978 Celtic [h] L2-3 (SFL Premier Division - game 6)
27y, 2m, 26d		30.09.1978 Aberdeen [a] D1-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 7)
27y, 2m, 29d		03.10.1978 Mansfield Town [a] L2-3 (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) aet; agg: 3-3; L1-3 pens
27y, 3m, 17d		21.10.1978 Motherwell [h] W2-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 10)
27y, 5m, 5d		09.12.1978 Morton [h] W2-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 16)
27y, 5m, 19d		23.12.1978 Motherwell [a] D1-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 18)
27y, 7m, 6d		10.02.1979 Girvan Amateurs [a] W6-0 (Friendly)
27y, 7m, 15d		19.02.1979 Stirling Albion [a] W2-0 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)
27y, 7m, 20d		24.02.1979 Airdrieonians [h] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 4th Round)
27y, 9m, 7d		11.04.1979 Heart of Midlothian [a] W2-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 27)
27y, 9m, 21d		25.04.1979 Hibernian [h] W6-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 30)
27y, 10m, 3d		07.05.1979 Celtic [h] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 34)

compiled from our All Games criteria.

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1	24y, 2m, 6d	10.09.1975 Clydebank [h] W4-0 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg)	4-0, pen 82 mins
2	24y, 2m, 16d	20.09.1975 Dumbarton [a] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 4)	2-0, pen 37 mins
3	24y, 4m, 18d	22.11.1975 St Mirren [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 13)	saved @ 1-1, 65 mins
4	24y, 6m, 20d	24.01.1976 Albion Rovers [a] W2-1 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)	saved @ 1-1, 65 mins
5	24y, 7m, 3d	07.02.1976 Morton [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 24)	2-0, pen 82 mins
6	24y, 8m, 30d	03.04.1976 Forfar Athletic [h] W4-2 (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 5)	saved @ 0-0, 21 mins
7	25y, 2m, 28d	02.10.1976 Aberdeen [h] D2-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 5)	1-1, pen 24 mins
8	25y, 4m, 2d	06.11.1976 Ayr United [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 9)	1-2, pen 85 mins
9	25y, 4m, 4d	08.11.1976 Orient [h] L0-1 (Anglo-Scottish Cup Semi Final, 1st leg)	saved @ 0-1, 66 mins
10	25y, 8m, 5d	09.03.1977 Celtic [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 25)	saved @ 0-1, 49 mins
11	26y, 1m, 2d	06.08.1977 Ross County [a] W4-1 (Friendly)	2-0, pen 2nd half
12	26y, 1m, 9d	13.08.1977 Ayr United [h] D2-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 1)	2-1, pen 40 mins
13	26y, 4m, 15d	19.11.1977 Hibernian [a] W3-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 14)	3-2, pen 70 mins
14	26y, 5m, 13d	17.12.1977 Dundee United [a] D2-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 17)	1-0, pen 16 mins
15	27y, 0m, 27d	31.07.1978 Brora Rangers [a] W5-0 (Friendly)	2-0, pen 48 mins
16	27y, 1m, 0d	04.08.1978 Buckie Thistle [a] W3-1 (Friendly)	1-1, pen 10 mins
17	27y, 2m, 5d	09.09.1978 Heart of Midlothian [h] W3-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 4)	3-0, pen 55 mins
18	27y, 2m, 19d	23.09.1978 Celtic [h] L2-3 (SFL Premier Division - game 6)	2-1, pen 39 mins
19	27y, 2m, 26d	30.09.1978 Aberdeen [a] D1-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 7)	1-0, pen 43 mins
20	27y, 3m, 17d	21.10.1978 Motherwell [h] W2-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 10)	saved @ 0-0, 45 mins
21	27y, 7m, 15d	19.02.1979 Stirling Albion [a] W2-0 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)	1-0, pen 55 mins
22	27y, 7m, 20d	24.02.1979 Airdrieonians [h] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 4th Round)	3-0, pen 70 mins
23	27y, 10m, 19d	23.05.1979 Rangers [a] L0-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 36)	saved @ 0-1, 84 mins

Dougie Somner
16/23 ← success rate → 69.6%

Partick Thistle
554/791 ← success rate → 70%
@ 29-Nov-2023

Dougie featured at #21 in our Top 25 countdown here on The Thistle Archive →

05.11.1977 Rangers [a] D3-3 (SFL Premier Division - game 12)
Dougie Somner (1-0, 14 mins); Jim Melrose (2-0, 16 mins); Ian Gibson (3-2, 50 mins)

♪ We've got Dougie Somner, number nine, we've got the best team in the land ♫ < Who remembers that one then?

Bertie’s Jags were on a great run in the autumn of '77, and were 4 League wins on the trot going into this one. Commentators were talking seriously about the Maryhill Magyars once again being contenders for a continental jaunt in 1978-79, and after 16 minutes of this Premier Division encounter, that talk was underlined in action, as Thistle rocked Ibrox with two goals in two minutes by Dougie Somner and Jim Melrose. Just one month earlier, Dougie had done the Celtic over, securing a 1-0 win at Firhill, and, for a long while, it really was game on for a mighty Old Firm double.

Much of Thistle’s success at this time was down to our strong and deadly number nine; eventually the big guy ensured his Thistle legend status by reaching the 100 goals milestone, 5 of which came against Rangers.

Of his opener, the Evening Times wrote: “Whittaker went on the overlap in 14 minutes and won a corner. Craig’s kick came over and was punched out to the feet of Mackie. The full-back crashed in a vicious shot and DOUG SOMNER deflected it high into the net.”

This set the tone for an unforgettable and pulsating encounter; the proverbial six goal thriller. Post-match, Jock Wallace was full of praise for Thistle: “They put up a tremendous show, it was skill and organisation against organisation and skill.”

Such was the excitement amongst the faithful on the terraces that Dad lost his car keys, and we all had to sit around shivering until deep into the evening when it was finally sorted by the breakdown bloke. We’d do it all again though, hell yeah!

Those tuning in to Sunday Scotsport at 4.15pm were in for a treat. We can only live in hope that, one of these days, a tape might just surface…

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