▁was ▁an ▁amateur ▁footballer ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁clubs ▁including ▁Kings ▁Lyn n , ▁Lyn n ▁Town , ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁Wat ford , ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁he ▁represented ▁England ▁on ▁two ▁occasions ▁at ▁amateur ▁level . ▁Gem m ell ▁also ▁played ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁Rh odes ia ▁at ▁first - class ▁level . ▁ ▁Football ▁career ▁ ▁Gem m ell ▁featured ▁in ▁six ▁matches ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 - 1 3 ▁for ▁Southern ▁League ▁club ▁Wat ford . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁one ▁FA ▁Cup ▁match ▁for ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Gem m ell ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁King ' s ▁Lyn n ▁to ▁Scottish ▁parents . ▁A ▁vers atile ▁sports man ▁whose ▁Wat ford ▁connection ▁arose ▁from ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁games - master ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mason ic ▁School ▁for ▁Boys , ▁Bus he y . ▁The ▁centre ‐ forward ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁both ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁H ert ford shire ▁at ▁county ▁level . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁he ▁made ▁an ▁FA ▁Cup ▁appearance ▁for ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur , ▁and ▁won ▁two ▁amateur ▁international ▁caps ▁for ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁Gem m ell ▁also ▁represented ▁Nor folk ▁at ▁cr icket . ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁War ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁Regiment ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Indian