William Ker (footballer)
William Ker (1852–1925) was a Scottish footballer, who played in the first ever international football match for Scotland against England in 1872.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 1852 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 December 1925 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Washington, D.C., United States | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Queen's Park | |||
| National team | |||
| 1872–73 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ker also played for Scotland against England the following year. He played for Scottish amateur club Queen's Park. His younger brother, George Ker, was also a Scotland international footballer.[1]
He was the son of the renowned physicist Rev John Kerr, discoverer of the Kerr effect and revised the spelling of his surname as a young man to Ker. He emigrated to Canada in 1873 and later lived in Pennsylvania, Washington and finally Washington DC, where he died.
References
- Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland's Who's Who International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 9781909178847.
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