- George Ker
Football player infobox
playername = George Ker
dateofbirth = "Unknown"
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = "Unknown"
position = Defender /Striker
years =
1877-18??
clubs = "Queen's Park juniors"
"Kerland FC"
"Alexandra Athletic FC"
Queen's Park
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1880-1882
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (10)George "Geordie" Ker (born in
Glasgow ) was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s.Kerr played for "Queen's Park juniors", "Kerland FC", and "Alexandra Athletic FC" before joining Queen's Park in 1877. Until 1878, Ker had played as a defender but converted to a
striker in 1878. He won theScottish Cup in 1880, 1881 and 1882, scoring in the 1882 replay win over Dumbarton.He was capped five times by the Scotland national team, scoring ten goals including a
hat-trick against England in March 1880.In July 1884 he emigrated to North America, and his track ends there.
His older brother William was also a Scotland international, winning two caps, including the first "international" against England on
30 November 1872 ..
International goals
:"Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first."
References
* [http://www.iffhs.de/?c02bc4ac1398c433ccdd52b9b95405fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeeda083f11 Profile] at IFFHS
External links
*SFA Profile|id=113475
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