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]
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Kerr while with Brentford in 1922. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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