John Kerr (7 April 1894 – 8 July 1978), sometimes known as James Kerr or Jock Kerr,
was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played as a
wing half
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
in the
Football League for
Brentford and
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
.
In 1946, he was one of the founders of
Gretna and was a member of the club's committee.
Personal life
While with
Queen's Park, Kerr worked as a
fitter in the
Glasgow
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shipyards.
Career statistics
References
1894 births
Scottish men's footballers
English Football League players
Men's association football wing halves
Brentford F.C. players
Queen's Park F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Solway Star F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
People from Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
1978 deaths
Annan Athletic F.C. players
Machinists
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