Gordon Kerr (footballer)

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Gordon Kerr
Personal information
Full name Gordon Kerr [1]
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1912–1915 Queen's Park 77 (0)
1915–1920 Ayr United 93 (0)
1920–1923 Albion Rovers 64 (0)
1922–1923Bathgate (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Kerr was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who played in the Scottish League for Ayr United, Queen's Park, Albion Rovers and Bathgate. [1]

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Personal life

Kerr served as a second lieutenant in the British Army during the First World War. [2] [3] He was admitted to hospital in France in December 1917. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 1912–13 [4] Scottish First Division 50000050
1913–14 [4] 360502 [lower-alpha 1] 0430
1914–15 [4] 3603 [lower-alpha 2] 0390
Total7705050870
Ayr United 1915–16 [1] Scottish First Division380380
1916–17 [1] 190190
1918–19 [1] 110110
1919–20 [1] 25030280
Total93030960
Albion Rovers 1920–21 [1] Scottish First Division39070460
1921–22 [1] 25000250
Total64070710
Bathgate (loan) 1922–23 [1] Scottish Second Division 300030
Career total2370150502570
  1. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. "Ayr United Football Club players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 McCrossan, Frank (January 2020). "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918 | UPDATE ON SOME OF THE 236 QUEEN'S PARK MEN NOW KNOWN TO HAVE SERVED" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.