 Between the 1970–71 and 1978–79 seasons, Kerr missed just 23 games, and never made fewer 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 at Blackpool, before ending his career back in the North East at Hartlepool.Since retiring, Kerr has run several pubs in the North East.