George "Geordie" Ker (born in
Glasgow
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) was a Scottish
footballer
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of the 1870s and 1880s.
Ker played for ''Queen's Park Juniors'', ''Kerland FC'', and
Alexandra Athletic before joining
Queen's Park in 1877. Until 1878, Ker had played as a
defender but converted to a
striker in 1878. He won the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,[Dumbarton
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.
He was
capped
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five times by the
Scotland national team, scoring ten goals including a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
against
England
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in March 1880.
In July 1884 he emigrated to North America.
His older brother
William
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was also a Scotland international, winning two caps, including the
first international
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against England on 30 November 1872.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''
See also
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List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks
alt=A head and upper shoulders shot of a statue of a footballer, Denis Law, who scored three hat tricks for Scotland, pictured here in a statue outside Old Trafford.
Since Scotland national football team, Scotland's first international associat ...
References
External links
Profileat
IFFHS
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London Hearts profile
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Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Footballers from Glasgow
Place of death missing
Scottish expatriates in the United States
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