Kerr joined Sunderland in 1964, making his debut and scoring the only goal in a win against Manchester City in December 1966. Nicknamed the Little General due to his tough style of play and lack of height, Kerr made 413 starts and 14 substitute appearances between 1964 and 1979 for Sunderland, and is widely acknowledged as one of the club's greatest-ever servants.[2] After twice breaking his leg at the start of his Sunderland career, Kerr overcame the setbacks to lead the club to FA Cup glory in 1973 by beating strong favourites Leeds United 1–0, a feat which is seen as one of the greatest shocks in English football.[3] The game itself was voted as one of the top ten greatest moments at the old Wembley Stadium.[4]
Aside from the FA Cup, Kerr also led Sunderland to promotion from Division Two in 1976. Between the 1970–71 and 1978–79 seasons, Kerr missed just 23 games, and never made fewer than 40 appearances in five consecutive seasons between 1971–72 and 1975–76.
Kerr left Sunderland in March 1979 to link up with former manager Bob Stokoe at Blackpool, before ending his career back in the North East at Hartlepool.
Post-retirement
Since retiring, Kerr has run several pubs in the North East.
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bobby, kerr, footballer, born, 1947, robert, kerr, born, november, 1947, alexandria, scotland, former, football, midfielder, captained, sunderland, victory, 1973, final, versus, leeds, unitedbobby, kerrpersonal, informationfull, namerobert, kerrdate, birth, 19. Robert Kerr born 16 November 1947 in Alexandria Scotland is a former football midfielder who captained Sunderland to victory in the 1973 FA Cup Final versus Leeds UnitedBobby KerrPersonal informationFull nameRobert KerrDate of birth 1947 11 16 16 November 1947 age 75 Place of birthAlexandria ScotlandHeight5 ft 4 1 2 in 1 64 m 1 Position s MidfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1966 1978Sunderland368 56 1978 1980Blackpool22 2 1980 1982Hartlepool United49 2 Total439 60 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 2 Post retirement 3 Honours 3 1 As a player 3 2 Individual 4 ReferencesCareer EditKerr joined Sunderland in 1964 making his debut and scoring the only goal in a win against Manchester City in December 1966 Nicknamed the Little General due to his tough style of play and lack of height Kerr made 413 starts and 14 substitute appearances between 1964 and 1979 for Sunderland and is widely acknowledged as one of the club s greatest ever servants 2 After twice breaking his leg at the start of his Sunderland career Kerr overcame the setbacks to lead the club to FA Cup glory in 1973 by beating strong favourites Leeds United 1 0 a feat which is seen as one of the greatest shocks in English football 3 The game itself was voted as one of the top ten greatest moments at the old Wembley Stadium 4 Aside from the FA Cup Kerr also led Sunderland to promotion from Division Two in 1976 Between the 1970 71 and 1978 79 seasons Kerr missed just 23 games and never made fewer than 40 appearances in five consecutive seasons between 1971 72 and 1975 76 Kerr left Sunderland in March 1979 to link up with former manager Bob Stokoe at Blackpool before ending his career back in the North East at Hartlepool Post retirement EditSince retiring Kerr has run several pubs in the North East Honours EditAs a player Edit Sunderland FA Cup 1972 73 Football League Second Division 1975 76Individual Edit PFA Division Two Team of the Year 1975 76References Edit Rollin Jack ed 1980 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980 81 London Queen Anne Press p 70 ISBN 0362020175 Past Players I L SAFC Official Website Date Unknown Retrieved 28 August 2006 Shocks do happen The Football Association Official Website Date Unknown Retrieved 28 August 2006 Great Moments Archived 9 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine Wembley Stadium Official Website Date Unknown Retrieved 28 August 2006 This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a midfielder born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bobby Kerr footballer born 1947 amp oldid 1111687255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
