Frederick Kerns

Frederick Kerns

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Kerns
Date of birth	1883
Place of birth	London, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1906–1908	Aston Villa	0	(0)
1908–1909	Birmingham	1	(0)
1909–19??	Bristol Rovers	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frederick Kerns (1883 – after 1908) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.^[1]

Kerns was born in Paddington, London. He was yet to play first-team football when he joined Birmingham as a makeweight in the December 1908 deal which took Edmund Eyre to Aston Villa and Fred Chapple in the other direction. He failed to impress in Birmingham's reserves,^[2] and appeared only once in the Second Division, on 2 January 1909 playing at inside right in a 2–2 draw at home to Gainsborough Trinity.^[3] At the end of the 1908–09 season he moved on to Bristol Rovers, but never appeared for their first team.^[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
3. Matthews, p. 155.