Neil Kerr (13 April 1871 – 2 December 1901) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an outside right, for clubs including Rangers and Liverpool.Players - Neil Kerr, LFC History
He played for both clubs in their first seasons in the respective top divisions, featuring in every fixture for Rangers plus the championship play-off(Rangers player) Kerr, Neil, FitbaStats as they shared the 1890–91 Scottish Football League title with Dumbarton. He also won the Glasgow Cup with the Light Blues in 1893.Glasgow Cup–Final Tie. The Glasgow Herald, 20 February 1893, scan via The Celtic Wiki He later re-joined the Govan club after spells with Liverpool, Nottingham ForestNeil Kerr transferred to Nottingham Forest, 17 August 1895, Nottinghamshire Guardian, via Play Up Liverpool and non-league Falkirk,Neil Kerr leaves Falkirk for Rangers, 11 September 1897, Evening Telegraph, via Play Up Liverpool but was only a reserve in his second spell and featured in just four competitive matches,(Rangers player) Kerr, ?, FitbaStats albeit one of these was in the semi-final second replay of the 1897–98 Scottish Cup,Scottish Cup. Third Lanark v. Rangers, The Scotsman, 14 March 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club helping Rangers reach the final which they went on to win.
At representative level, Kerr took part in a Scotland national team trial match in March 1892, and in November of that year was selected for the Glasgow FA's annual challenge match against Sheffield.Sheffield v Glasgow, The Glasgow Herald, 14 November 1892
He was the sole survivor of a yachting accident on the Firth of Clyde in 1896 in which two other men drowned,Neil Kerr in yachting accident on the Clyde, Arbroath Herald, 30 July 1896, via Play Up Liverpool but died from gastritis in 1901 at the age of 30.Neil Kerr Passes Away, The Evening Post, 31 December 1901, via Play Up Liverpool
References
External links Official Liverpool FC website profile