Background
He was born in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland.
He was born in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland.
He also earned one cap with the United States men"s national soccer team Some sources state that Kerr began his career in the Scottish League. Regardless, he signed with the United States. club Bethlehem Steel F.C. during the 1920-1921 National Association Football League (NAFBL) season.
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 Advanced Systems Limited season in Philadelphia, then moved with the team back to Bethlehem the next season.
In October 1923, he moved to the Fall River Marksmen. 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.