John Kerr, Sr. (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 2011 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | North Carolina, United States | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partick Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1967 | Hamilton Steelers /-Primos | ||
| 1968 | Detroit Cougars | 26 | (9) |
| 1969–1971 | Washington Darts | ||
| 1971 | Washington Darts (indoor) | 2 | (1) |
| 1971 | New York Hota | ||
| 1972 | New York Cosmos | 14 | (3) |
| 1973 | Club América | ||
| 1973–1975 | New York Cosmos | 36 | (2) |
| 1976–1977 | Washington Diplomats | 33 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1977 | Canada | 10 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977 | Washington Diplomats (assistant) | ||
| Fairfax Spartans | |||
| 1987–1990 | Washington Stars | ||
| 1993–1994 | Richmond Kickers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Kerr Sr. (15 October 1943 – 19 June 2011) was a North American Soccer League and Canadian international soccer midfielder.
Kerr began his professional career with Partick Thistle in Scotland. When his mother moved to Canada, Kerr followed and emigrated to the Toronto area before signing with the Detroit Cougars of the North American Soccer League in 1968. In 1969, he joined the Washington Darts of the second division American Soccer League where he was a First Team All Star. The Darts moved up to the NASL in 1970 and Kerr remained with the team through the 1971 season. He was the league's 14th leading scorer with Washington in 1971 with 18 points in 24 games. He scored Washington only goal of the NASL's first-ever indoor tournament in 1971. He also played for New York Hota of the German American Soccer League when it won the 1971 National Challenge Cup. He also played for Club América of Mexico in the early 1970s. In 1972, Kerr became a member of the New York Cosmos. In 1972, he was again the league's 14th top scorer with 10 points in 14 games with the Cosmos and was named league First Team All-Star at midfield. He then played the 1976 and 1977 seasons with the Washington Diplomats, serving during the 1977 season as an assistant coach. However, on 17 July 1977, the Dips informed Kerr that the team planned to release him.
Kerr played ten times for Canada, four times in World Cup qualifying in 1968, five times in W.C. qualifying in 1976 and once in a 1977 friendly. Canada failed to qualify for either World Cup.
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