Full name Findlay Kerr Name Findlay Kerr Date of birth January 16, 1897 Role Soccer player | Years Team Died November 1980 1920-1923 Bethlehem Steel | |
Place of birth Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland Date of death November 1980 (aged 83) | ||
Findlay “Lindy” Kerr (January 16, 1897 – November 1980) was an American 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 United States men's national soccer team. He was born in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland.
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Professional
Some sources state that Kerr began his career in the Scottish League. Regardless, he signed with the U.S. club Bethlehem Steel 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. 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. 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. 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.