Career
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, and is widely acknowledged as one of the club"s greatest-ever servants. The game itself was voted as one of the top ten greatest moments at the old Wembley Stadium. Between the 1970-1971 and 1978-1979 seasons, Kerr missed just 23 games, and never made less than 40 appearances in five consecutive seasons between 1971-1972 and 1975-1976.
Kerr left in March 1979 to link up with former manager Bob Stokoe at Blackpool, before ending his career back in the North East at Hartlepool.
Since retiring, Kerr has run several pubs in the North East. As a player.