Peter Kearns

Peter Vincent Kearns (26 March 1937 – 6 July 2014) was an English footballer who scored 83 goals from 296 appearances in the Football League playing for Plymouth Argyle, Aldershot and Lincoln City. He played as an inside forward.[2] He also played non-league football for Wellingborough Town and Corby Town, and finished his career with two seasons in the Southern League with Weymouth,[3] where he was a director in the 1990s.[4]

Peter Kearns
Personal information
Full name Peter Vincent Kearns[1]
Date of birth (1937-03-26)26 March 1937[1]
Place of birth Aldershot,[2] Hampshire, England
Date of death 6 July 2014(2014-07-06) (aged 77)
Place of death Weymouth, Dorset, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
195?–1956 Wellingborough Town ? (?)
1956–1959 Plymouth Argyle 65 (8)
196?–1962 Corby Town ? (?)
1962–1968 Aldershot 185 (65)
1968–1969 Lincoln City 46 (11)
1969–1971 Weymouth ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kearns had been receiving treatment for dementia in the early 2010s and in support of his cause, his granddaughter, Hollie Kearns (aged 19 at the time) participated in a sky dive on Saturday 2 November 2013 to raise funds to find a cure. Overall she raised £700. Kearns died in a Weymouth, Dorset, care home on 6 July 2014 at the age of 77.

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References
  1. "Peter Kearns". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. "Peter Kearns". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. "Season 1969–1970". Weymouth F.C. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
    "Season 1970–1971". Weymouth F.C. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. "Mr Peter Vincent Kearns". Duedil. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. "Peter Kearns". Aldershot Town F.C. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. "Weymouth teen Hollie's leap of faith helps dementia patients". Dorset Echo. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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