Mick Kearns (footballer, born 1950)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Kearns | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Banbury, Oxfordshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1972 | Oxford United | 67 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1973 |
→ Charlton Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1973–1979 | Walsall | 249 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
| 1982–1985 | Walsall | 26 | (0) |
| Total | 356 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1979 | Republic of Ireland | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Kearns (born 26 November 1950) is a former professional
goalkeeper, who was the Community Director at Walsall Football Club until his retirement in 2014.[1]
Career
Born in
goalkeeper, his international debut at the age of 19 was on 6 May 1970 as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat against Poland. He made his 19th and final international appearance on 21 November 1979 in a 1–0 defeat against Northern Ireland
.
Kearns began his club career at
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Mick returned to Walsall to close out his career, making a further 26 appearances between 1982 and 1985 before retiring aged 35. Kearns then went on to take up the post of Community Director at Walsall Football Club until his retirement in 2014.[1]
Personal life
Mick's younger brother Ollie Kearns was also a successful professional footballer, but as a goal scorer not keeper. He enjoyed a high-scoring League career throughout the 1970s and 1980s with Reading, Walsall, Hereford and Wrexham; then scored the newly founded Rushden & Diamonds' first-ever goal.
As of 2015, Kearns still lives local to the Walsall area in Aldridge.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Walsall F C Community Programme - Mick Kearns". Walsall F.C. official website. Retrieved 22 April 2011.