Gordon Kerr (footballer)
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 information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Kerr[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Playing 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) |
| 1922–1923 | → Bathgate (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 1914–15[4] | 36 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 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 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
- 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
References
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Ayr United Football Club players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- 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.
- "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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