Professional footballer
George Gemmell (1889 – 25 January 1965) was an amateur footballer who played for clubs including Kings Lynn, Lynn Town, Queen's College, Cambridge, Watford and Tottenham Hotspur. In 1913 he represented England on two occasions at amateur level. Gemmell also played cricket for Norfolk and Rhodesia at first-class level.
Gemmell 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.
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.
