Tom Kerr’s last game

FORMER Drogheda, Dundalk and Holyhead Town player Tom Kerr played his last game of competitive football 50 years ago when he was given the honour of captaining the Boro United team in their Sinalco Trophy match with Drogheda Reserves at Lourdes Stadium Normal captain, Tommy Byrne, sportingly stood down for the occasion to allow Tom to skipper. he Boro squad was: Paddy Clarke, “Bing” Crosby, Barney Maguire, Jim Campbell, Phil Malone, Tommy Byrne, John Grogan, Mark Brannigan, Sean Thompson , Joe Fay. Dessie Fagan, Frank Thornton and Tom Kerr