John Kerr (7 April 1894 – 8 July 1978), sometimes known as James Kerr or Jock Kerr,[1][3] was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Brentford and Blackburn Rovers.[2][4][5] In 1946, he was one of the founders of Gretna and was a member of the club's committee.[3]
![]() Kerr while with Brentford in 1922. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Kerr[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 April 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Annan, Scotland[2] | ||
Date of death | 8 July 1978(1978-07-08) (aged 84) | ||
Place of death | Gretna, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Annan Athletic | |||
1914–1919 | Queen's Park | 8 | (0) |
1919–1920 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | (0) |
1921–1924 | Brentford | 86 | (1) |
Solway Star | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
While with Queen's Park, Kerr worked as a fitter in the Glasgow shipyards.[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queen's Park | 1914–15[6] | Scottish First Division | 8 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Brentford | 1921–22[7] | Third Division South | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
1922–23[7] | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |||
1923–24[7] | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 86 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 92 | 1 | |||
Career total | 94 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 1 |
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