Findlay Kerr

Football player infobox
playername= Findlay Kerr
fullname = Findlay Kerr


dateofbirth = 1898
cityofbirth = Millport, Isle of Cumbrae
countryofbirth = Scotland
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position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1920-1921
1921-1922
1922-1923
1923-1927
1927-1928
1928-1930
clubs = Bethlehem Steel
Philadelphia Field Club
Bethlehem Steel
Fall River Marksmen
J&P Coats
→ Pawtucket Rangers
caps(goals) =
018 (0)
018 (0)
118 (0)
089 (0)
072 (0)
nationalyears = 1926
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
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Findlay “Lindy” Kerr (born 1898 in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland) was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent one season in the National Association Football League and nine in the American Soccer League. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

Professional

Some sources state that Kerr began his career in the Scottish League. Regardless, he signed with the U.S. club Bethlehem Steel F.C. during the 1920-1921 National Association Football League (NAFBL) season. His first start came in a 9-0 win over Disston A.A. on January 12, 1921. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl013121b.html January 21, 1921 "The Globe"] ] The NAFBL folded at the end of the season, to be replaced by the first American Soccer League. With the change in league, the owners of Bethlehem Steel moved the team to Philadelphia, renaming it the Philadelphia Field Club. Kerr spent the 1921-1922 ASL season in Philadelphia, then moved with the team back to Bethlehem the next season. In October 1923, he moved to the Fall River Marksmen. The Marksmen won the 1924, 1925 and 1926 league titles in addition to the 1924 National Challenge Cup championship. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usacuphist.html U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF] ] By the 1926-1927 season, Kerr was serving mostly as a backup and on August 19, 1927, the Marksmen traded Kerr to J&P Coats for Ned Tate. [ [http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl081927.html August 19, 1928 "The Globe"] ] In 1928, the team was sold to new owners who renamed the team the Pawtucket Rangers. Kerr retired in 1930.

National team

Kerr earned his cap with the U.S. national team in a 6-2 win over Canada on November 6, 1926. ^{[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html]}

External links

* [http://www.soccerhall.org/Election%20Process/2007/Veteran_Bios.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame eligibility profile]

References