Robert "Bobby" Kerr is a former football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 midfielder

Midfielder

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 who captained Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

 to victory in the 1973 FA Cup Final versus Leeds United

Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...

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Career

Kerr joined Sunderland in 1964, making his debut and scoring the only goal in a win against Manchester City in December 1966. Nicknamed the Little General due to his tough style of play and lack of height, Kerr made 413 starts and 14 substitute appearances between 1964 and 1979 for Sunderland, and is widely acknowledged as one of the club's greatest-ever servants. After twice breaking his leg at the start of his Sunderland career, Kerr overcame the setbacks to lead the club to FA Cup glory — a feat which is seen as one of the greatest shocks in English football. The game itself was voted as one of the top ten greatest moments at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

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Aside from the FA Cup, Kerr also lead Sunderland to promotion from Division Two

Football League Second Division

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 in 1976. Between the 1970–71 and 1978–79 seasons, Kerr missed just 23 games, and never made less than 40 appearances in five consecutive seasons between 1971–72 and 1975–76.

Kerr left Sunderland in March 1979 to link up with former manager Bob Stokoe

Bob Stokoe

Robert "Bob" Stokoe was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east rivalry between the region's footballing giants, Newcastle United and Sunderland....

 at Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

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, before ending his career back in the North East at Hartlepool

Hartlepool United F.C.

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

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As a player

Sunderland

• 1973 F.A. Cup
  FA Cup Final 1973
  The 1973 FA Cup Final took place on 5 May 1973 at Wembley Stadium. It was the 92nd final and the 45th to be played at Wembley, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary year. The final was contested between the previous season's winners Leeds United, who were one of the dominant teams at the time,...
  
  : winner
• Football League Division Two: Winner, 1976