George Ker


George "Geordie" Ker was a Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s.
Kerr played for Queen's Park Juniors, Kerland FC, and Alexandra Athletic before joining Queen's Park in 1877. Until 1878, Ker had played as a defender but converted to a striker in 1878. He won the Scottish Cup in 1880, 1881 and 1882, scoring in the 1882 replay win over Dumbarton.
He was capped five times by the Scotland national team, scoring ten goals including a hat-trick against England in March 1880.
In July 1884 he emigrated to North America, and his track ends there.
His older brother William was also a Scotland international, winning two caps, including the first international against England on 30 November 1872.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 March 1880Hampden Park, Glasgow1–05–4Friendly
213 March 1880Hampden Park, Glasgow3–25–4Friendly
313 March 1880Hampden Park, Glasgow4–25–4Friendly
412 March 1881Kennington Oval, London4–16–1Friendly
512 March 1881Kennington Oval, London6–16–1Friendly
614 March 1881Acton Park, Wrexham1–15–1Friendly
714 March 1881Acton Park, Wrexham4–15–1Friendly
811 March 1882Hampden Park, Glasgow2–15–1Friendly
911 March 1882Hampden Park, Glasgow5–15–1Friendly
1025 March 1882Hampden Park, Glasgow2–05–0Friendly