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Gordon Kerr
Personal information
Full name Gordon Kerr[1]
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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]

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
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1912–13[4] Scottish First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1913–14[4] 36 0 5 0 2[a] 0 43 0
1914–15[4] 36 0 3[b] 0 39 0
Total 77 0 5 0 5 0 87 0
Ayr United 1915–16[1] Scottish First Division 38 0 38 0
1916–17[1] 19 0 19 0
1918–19[1] 11 0 11 0
1919–20[1] 25 0 3 0 28 0
Total 93 0 3 0 96 0
Albion Rovers 1920–21[1] Scottish First Division 39 0 7 0 46 0
1921–22[1] 25 0 0 0 25 0
Total 64 0 7 0 71 0
Bathgate (loan) 1922–23[1] Scottish Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 237 0 15 0 5 0 257 0
  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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.