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Freddie Kearns

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Frederick "Freddie" Kearns was an Irish professional footballer.

Born in Cork on 8 November 1927, he was a centre forward who moved from Shamrock Rovers to West Ham United in May 1948. He spent five years with The Hammers scoring 14 goals in 43 games. He later played for Norwich City between 1954 and 1956 scoring 11 times in 28 appearances, before moving to Tonbridge.

He played once for the Republic of Ireland national football team winning his only cap in a World Cup qualification match against Luxembourg on 7 March 1954.

He died in January 1987.