Career
As a player, he scored 79 goals from 379 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley, Bury, Oxford United and Scunthorpe United. As a manager, he took charge of Lincoln City twice, Grimsby Town, Rotherham United and Boston United. Kerr briefly managed Lincoln City in 1977 and became manager of Grimsby Town in 1979.
That form was not maintained the following season despite a good start, and with Grimsby bottom of the league Kerr was sacked on 11 January 1982 to make way for his assistant, David Booth.
He was appointed manager of Rotherham United on 21 March 1983 but was unable to save the club from relegation to the Third Division. He remained in charge for another two years, first avoiding relegation and then challenging for promotion before finishing mid-table.
In November 1983, Rotherham knocked out first division Southampton in the League Cup. In June 1985, Kerr returned to Lincoln where despite the presence of Philosophy Turner and Neil Redfearn in midfield, the side was relegated to the Fourth Division.
He remained in charge the following season, which began well with the Imps as high as 7th in the New Year.
An inexplicable collapse in form followed and Kerr left the club in March, before Lincoln became the first club to be relegated from the Football League to the Conference. He later managed Boston United. He is currently an expert summariser on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Humberside.
He usually co-commentates on Scunthorpe games and occasionally on Grimsby matches.
