Andy Kerr | |
Fullname: | Andrew Kerr |
Birth Date: | 1931 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Death Place: | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Position: | Centre forward |
Youthclubs1: | Lugar Boswell Thistle |
Years1: | 1952–1959 |
Years2: | 1959 |
Years3: | 1959–1963 |
Years4: | 1963–1964 |
Years5: | 1963–1965 |
Years6: | 1965–1966 |
Clubs1: | Partick Thistle |
Clubs2: | Manchester City |
Clubs3: | Kilmarnock |
Clubs4: | Sunderland |
Clubs5: | Aberdeen |
Caps1: | 163 |
Goals1: | 30 |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Caps3: | 101 |
Goals3: | 90 |
Caps4: | 18 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Caps5: | 14 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Totalcaps: | 306 |
Totalgoals: | 132 |
Nationalyears1: | 1955 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1955–1957[1] |
Nationalteam2: | Scottish League XI |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 1956[2] |
Nationalteam3: | Scotland B |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 1958–1961[3] [4] [5] |
Nationalteam4: | SFL trial v SFA |
Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
Andrew Kerr (29 June 1931 – 24 December 1997) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Partick Thistle, Manchester City, Kilmarnock, Sunderland, Aberdeen, Inverness club Caledonian in the Highland Football League and also Glentoran in the Northern Ireland Football League.
Kerr started his career with Lugar Boswell Thistle in the Scottish Juniors having been born in the village of Lugar. Kerr also won two caps for Scotland, both of them in 1955. He was initially a defender and achieved his international recognition in that position, but achieved greater success at club level after being converted to a centre forward.[6] [7] [8]