Andy Kerr (footballer, born 1931)

Scottish footballer

For other people with the same name, see Andrew Kerr (disambiguation).

Andy KerrPersonal information

Full name|  Andrew Kerr[1]
Date of birth|  (1931-06-29)29 June 1931
Place of birth|  Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of death|  24 December 1997(1997-12-24) (aged 66)
Place of death|  Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s)|  Centre forward
Youth career
|  Lugar Boswell Thistle
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1952–1959|  Partick Thistle|  163|  (30)
1959|  Manchester City|  10|  (0)
1959–1963|  Kilmarnock|  101|  (90)
1963–1964|  Sunderland|  18|  (5)
1963–1965|  Aberdeen|  14|  (7)
Total|  |  306|  (132)
International career
1955|  Scotland|  2|  (0)
1955–1957[2]|  Scottish League XI|  2|  (0)
1956[3]|  Scotland B|  1|  (0)
1958–1961[4][5][6]|  SFL trial v SFA|  3|  (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Kerr (29 June 1931 – 24 December 1997) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Partick Thistle, Manchester City, Kilmarnock, Sunderland, Aberdeen, Inverness club Caledonian in the Highland Football League and also Glentoran in the Northern Ireland Football League.

Kerr started his career with Lugar Boswell Thistle in the Scottish Juniors having been born in the village of Lugar. Kerr also won two caps for Scotland, both of them in 1955. He was initially a defender and achieved his international recognition in that position, but achieved greater success at club level after being converted to a centre forward.[7][8][9]

## References

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1. ^ "Andy Kerr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
2. ^ "Andy Kerr". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
3. ^ Scotland B player Kerr, Andy, FitbaStats
4. ^ Scottish trial match at Easter Road Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
5. ^ The selectors still have problems Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
6. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ Manchester City sign Kerr, The Glasgow Herald, 15 May 1959 (via Partick Thistle History Archive
8. ^ Andy Kerr, KillieFC.com
9. ^ Blast From The Past – Celtic, Partick Thistle F.C., 25 September 2019

## External links

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* Profile at AFC Heritage Trust
* Profile at The Stat Cat
* Andy Kerr at the Scottish Football Association
* Andy Kerr at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals