Jerry Kerr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Kerr | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Armadale, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1999 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Armadale Thistle | |||
| Motherwell | |||
| –1937 | Alloa | ||
| 1937–1939 | St Bernard's | ||
| 1939–1947 | Dundee United | ||
| Rangers | |||
| Berwick Rangers | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Peebles Rovers | |||
| 1953–1954 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 1955–1959 | Alloa | ||
| 1959–1971 | Dundee United | ||
| 1967 | Dallas Tornado | ||
| 1974–1976 | Forfar Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John "Jerry" Kerr (1 June 1912 – 8 November 1999) was a Scottish football player and manager, best known as manager of Dundee United from 1959 to 1971. He is credited with taking the club from third bottom of the Scottish League to being an established side in the Scottish top tier. He became the first manager of a British club to win a competitive game in Spain when United won home and away against F.C. Barcelona in the 1966-67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.