Kevin Cairns (footballer)

Kevin William Cairns (29 June 1937 – 11 September 2017) was an English footballer who played as a left back in the Scottish Football League for Dundee United and in the Football League for Southport, where he spent most of his career.

Kevin Cairns
Personal information
Full name Kevin William Cairns[1]
Date of birth (1937-06-29)29 June 1937
Place of birth Preston, England
Date of death 11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death Lostock Hall, Lancashire, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 Dundee United 22 (0)
1962–1968 Southport 206 (1)
1968–1969 Wigan Athletic 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Cairns was briefly attached to Blackburn Rovers as a youngster, and also played non-League football for Weymouth and Carshalton Athletic. During his National Service, he played in an Army match alongside Dundee United's Ron Yeats, who recommended him to the club. Cairns signed for Dundee United in September 1960, making his debut that month in a Scottish Football League match against St Johnstone. After being a first team regular in his first season, Cairns made only one appearance in 1961–62 and was given a free transfer by Dundee United in May 1962.[4] He signed for Southport in August 1962, going on to make 206 appearances in the Football League over the next six years.[3] He then played non-league football for Wigan Athletic,[5] where he played four games in the Cheshire League, and made a further five appearances in the Northern Premier League.[6]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  2. "Kevin Cairns". Southport FC Former Players Association. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. Maurice Golesworth (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club..
  4. Gracie, Steve (2009). The Rise of the Terrors : Dundee United FC, a Comprehensive History 1945-1979. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 9780955834110.
  5. "Kevin Cairns". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  6. Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.


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