Ron Kearns

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Ron Kearns
Personal information
Full name Ronald C Kearns
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1959 Seatoun
1960–1965 Hakoah
International career
1958 New Zealand 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Kearns (born in New Zealand) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. [1] [2]

Kearns played domestic football in New Zealand for Seatoun, winning back to back Chatham Cups in 1957 and 1958, [3] [4] before moving to Australia to play with Sydney Hakoah in 1960. [2]

Kearns made his full New Zealand debut in a 2–2 draw with Australia on 23 August 1958 [5] and ended his international playing career with four official A-international caps to his credit, [1] his final appearance in a 2–1 win over New Caledonia on 14 September 1958. [5]

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This page details New Zealand men's national football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals and New Zealand's match record by opponent.

References

  1. 1 2 "Overall Caps". Ultimate NZ Soccer. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Australian Player Database - KE". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2009.(This source includes B-International matches in total caps)
  3. ↑ "New Zealand 1957". [RSSSF]. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand 1958". [RSSSF]. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  5. 1 2 "A-International Lineups 1904-1959". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
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