Mick Kearns (footballer, born 1938)

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Mick Kearns
Personal information
Full name Michael David Kearns [1]
Date of birth (1938-03-10) 10 March 1938 (age 85)
Place of birth Nuneaton, England
Position(s) Full back, wing half
Youth career
1953–1955 Stockingford Victoria
1955–1956 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1969 Coventry City 344 (14)
Total344(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael David Kearns (born 10 March 1938) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back and wing half for Stockingford Victoria and Coventry City. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Born in Nuneaton, where his family ran a bingo hall, he played as an amateur for Stockingford Victoria whilst working as a motor mechanic at the Massey Ferguson tractor factory. [4] He signed for Coventry City in 1955 and played for Coventry in all four divisions of the Football League, and five in total including Division Three South, after turning professional in 1956. [4] With Coventry he won a Third Division medal in 1964 and a Second Division medal in 1967. [5] He retired from playing in May 1969 after a knee injury. [4] He made a total of 385 appearances for the club, scoring 16 goals. [5]

After retiring he became a partner in the family bingo business. [6] He returned to Coventry City in 1986 to work as reserve team coach, chief scout, and Youth Development Officer, before leaving in 1992 to work for the Post Office. [4]

Personal life

He married in 1965 and had two children and, as of June 2015, five grandchildren. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mick Kearns". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Mick Kearns at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. ↑ Mick Kearns at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Members News: Club Legend Mick Kearns is 80 Today!! Congratulations From CCFPA! : Coventry City Former Players Association || CCFPA". www.ccfpa.co.uk.
  5. 1 2 Brown, Jim (17 January 2008). "Promotion winners: The greatest Coventry City player ever". CoventryLive.
  6. 1 2 Malyon, Mike (24 June 2015). "Golden celebration for former Sky Blues star". CoventryLive.
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