James Kerr | |
Fullname: | John Kerr[1] |
Birth Date: | 7 April 1894 |
Birth Place: | Annan, Scotland |
Death Place: | Gretna, Scotland |
Position: | Wing half |
Clubs1: | Annan Athletic |
Years2: | 1914–1919 |
Clubs2: | Queen's Park |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1919–1920 |
Clubs3: | Blackburn Rovers |
Caps3: | 16 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1921–1924 |
Clubs4: | Brentford |
Caps4: | 86 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Clubs5: | Solway Star |
John Kerr (7 April 1894 – 8 July 1978), sometimes known as James Kerr or Jock Kerr,[2] was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Brentford and Blackburn Rovers.[3] [4] [5] In 1946, he was one of the founders of Gretna and was a member of the club's committee.
While with Queen's Park, Kerr worked as a fitter in the Glasgow shipyards.
Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Queen's Park | 1914–15[6] | Scottish First Division | 8 | 0 | — | 1[7] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 1921–22[8] | Third Division South | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
1922–23 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||||
1923–24 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
Total | 86 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 92 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 94 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 1 |