Mark Kerr

Falkirk

Raised in Coatbridge, Kerr started out at his football career at his boyhood club, Celtic. However, he was let go and joined Moodiesburn Boys Club. Kerr then joined Falkirk as a sixteen-year-old, and progressed through the Youth Development scheme at Brockville, so was well known to then-manager Ian McCall and his management team. Kerr made his Falkirk debut towards the end of the 1998–99 season at the age of 17 against Clydebank. He made two appearances when the 1998–99 season was concluded. The following 1999–00 season, he turned out seven times and scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw at Ayr United. At the 2000–01 season, Kerr quickly won his first team place at Falkirk, playing as a midfielder. On 21 August 2000, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–2 win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. His performance attracted interests from English clubs, who were interested in signing him. Kerr was even offered a trial by West Ham United and Ipswich Town, but the Bairns didn't let him go halfway through the season. But he went on a trial with Leeds United that saw him out for one match. Amid the transfer speculation, Kerr scored his second goal of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Alloa Athletic on 16 September 2000. In a match against Livingston on 30 September 2000, he impressed throughout 90 minutes and was named Man of the Match. His performances earned him September's Young Player of the Month and October's Young Player of the Month. It was soon…

In 2016, Kerr assisted with the Forth Valley Football Academy in the development of the young players. Following the sacking of Peter Houston, he assisted Alex Smith for two matches as interim manager of Falkirk. After leaving Ayr United, Kerr retired from professional football and joined Edinburgh City following the appointment of Alan Maybury on 24 March 2022. Together with Maybury, his contributions helped the club seal promotion to Scottish League One. This led to Maybury taking a permanent job at Edinburgh City. Following the sacking of Maybury, he took charge for one match for the club, in a 4–1 loss against Kelty Hearts on 7 October 2023. Following the appointment of Michael McIndoe, Kerr left Edinburgh City and joined Clyde as the club's first team coach under Ian McCall. Having committed his future with Clyde at the end of the 2023–24 season, he left the club in October. On 17 January 2025, Kerr was appointed as an assistant manager of Kelty Hearts following the appointment of manager Charlie Mulgrew. However, only after three months at the club, he left after Mulgrew was sacked.

For the rest of 2000, Kerr was featured for the Scotland under-18 side. In April 2001, he was called up to the Scotland under-21 side. His only appearance for the under-21 side came on 24 April 2001, in a 1–0 loss against Poland under-21. In December 2005, Kerr was called up to the Scotland B team squad. He made an appearance, coming on as a substitute in the Future Cup competition, coincidentally also against Poland B team, playing alongside Lee Miller.

In May 2009, Kerr was charged in connection with a late-night brawl at a nightclub that saw him injured and prompted him to miss the last game of the 2008–09 season. He is married.

Championship Manager

Kerr's name became known around the world to fans of the Championship Manager video game series in the early 2000s, after some of its versions (produced around the time of his breakthrough at Falkirk) programmed his 'potential abilities' generously, whereby he would develop into one of the world's top players. In an interview for a book based around the series, Kerr stated that he rarely played the games, but had been approached on several occasions by people wishing to share stories of how 'he' helped their team to glory; in the real world, his integration into the unfamiliar environment of Greek football was made easier by his elevated profile in the virtual universe, as some of his new teammates recognised his name from the game.