John Kearns | |
Fullname: | John Henry Kearns[1] |
Birth Date: | April 1880 |
Birth Place: | Nuneaton, England |
Death Place: | Walsall, England |
Height: | [2] |
Position: | Full back |
Clubs1: | Brownhills Albion |
Clubs2: | Hartshill Unity |
Years3: | 1903–1906 |
Years4: | 1906–1909 |
Caps4: | 61 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 1909–1912 |
Caps5: | 39 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1912–1915 |
Caps6: | 93 |
Goals6: | 1 |
John Henry Kearns (April 1880 – January 1949), also known as Jack Kearns, was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
Kearns was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, in April 1880. He made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Aston Villa and Bristol City.[3] While at Birmingham he understudied Frank Stokes and Jack Glover, but was first choice at Bristol City, for whom he played nearly 100 league games.[4] Kearns died in Walsall, Staffordshire, in January 1949, at the age of 68.[4] [3]