Fred Kearns

🇮🇪 Ireland

117th all-time scorer331st for appearances

Born: 8 Nov 1927Cork
Shirt: #9, #3, #2
Debut: 8 Oct 1949v Chesterfield, aged 21
Last game: 20 Mar 1954v Doncaster Rovers, aged 26

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

45 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.33 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1952/53, 11 in 22 appearances.

Standard Stats by season, league

	Playing Time		Performance
Season	MP	Starts	Gls
1953/54	5	5	3
1952/53	21	21	10
1951/52	3	3	1
1950/51	6	6	0
1949/50	8	8	0
Career	43	43	14

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

15 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	14	43 apps
FA Cup	1	2 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 19 Apr 1952, v Southampton 4–0

Latest goal: 22 Aug 1953, v Leicester City 4–1

Hat-trick: 3 Jan 1953, v Bury 3–2

Hat-trick: 22 Aug 1953, v Leicester City 4–1

With him, without him

8 Oct 1949 to 20 Mar 1954

When he played

0.93

points per game

15 W 12 D 18 L

45 games · 1.44 scored · 1.56 conceded

33% wins

When he didn't

0.92

points per game

53 W 40 D 65 L

158 games · 1.52 scored · 1.63 conceded

34% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

8 Oct 1949Debutv Chesterfield 1–1 1949/50
19 Apr 1952First goalv Southampton 4–0 1951/52
3 Jan 195310th goalv Bury 3–2 1952/53
3 Jan 1953Hat-trickv Bury 3–2 1952/53
22 Aug 1953Hat-trickv Leicester City 4–1 1953/54
20 Mar 1954Last appearancev Doncaster Rovers 2–1 1953/54

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1953/54	Second Division	5	5	–	3	–
1952/53	FA Cup	1	1	–	1	–
1952/53	Second Division	21	21	–	10	–
1951/52	Second Division	3	3	–	1	–
1950/51	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1950/51	Second Division	6	6	–	0	–
1949/50	Second Division	8	8	–	0	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
20 Mar 1954	D2	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	W
13 Mar 1954	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–4	L
5 Dec 1953	D2	Notts County	1–2	L
24 Aug 1953	D2	at Rotherham United	0–5	L
22 Aug 1953	D2	Leicester City	4–1	W	3
7 Mar 1953	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
21 Feb 1953	D2	at Rotherham United	1–1	D
18 Feb 1953	D2	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	L
7 Feb 1953	D2	at Leeds United	2–3	L	1
24 Jan 1953	D2	Luton Town	0–1	L
17 Jan 1953	D2	at Birmingham City	0–2	L
10 Jan 1953	FAC	West Bromwich Albion	1–4	L	1
3 Jan 1953	D2	Bury	3–2	W	3
27 Dec 1952	D2	at Notts County	1–1	D
25 Dec 1952	D2	Notts County	2–2	D	1
20 Dec 1952	D2	at Southampton	2–1	W	1
13 Dec 1952	D2	Lincoln City	5–1	W	1
6 Dec 1952	D2	at Barnsley	0–2	L
29 Nov 1952	D2	Sheffield United	1–1	D
22 Nov 1952	D2	at Huddersfield Town	1–0	W	1
15 Nov 1952	D2	Swansea City	3–0	W	1
18 Oct 1952	D2	Nottingham Forest	3–2	W
11 Oct 1952	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	0–3	L
4 Oct 1952	D2	Rotherham United	2–4	L
27 Sept 1952	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–1	D
20 Sept 1952	D2	Leeds United	2–2	D
15 Sept 1952	D2	Leicester City	4–1	W	1
21 Apr 1952	D2	at Brentford	1–1	D
19 Apr 1952	D2	Southampton	4–0	W	1
29 Dec 1951	D2	Hull City	2–0	W
13 Jan 1951	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	L
6 Jan 1951	FAC	Cardiff City	2–1	W
30 Dec 1950	D2	at Brentford	1–1	D
26 Dec 1950	D2	at Leeds United	0–2	L
25 Dec 1950	D2	Leeds United	3–1	W
23 Dec 1950	D2	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	D
16 Dec 1950	D2	at Hull City	2–1	W
27 Dec 1949	D2	at Swansea City	0–1	L
19 Nov 1949	D2	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	L
12 Nov 1949	D2	at Cardiff City	1–0	W
5 Nov 1949	D2	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	L
29 Oct 1949	D2	at Bury	1–3	L
22 Oct 1949	D2	Leicester City	2–2	D
15 Oct 1949	D2	at Bradford Park Avenue	1–2	L
8 Oct 1949	D2	Chesterfield	1–1	D

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