Career
Kearns was born in Banbury, and began his football career at local club Banbury United before signing for Third Division club Reading in 1977 at the age of 20. Reading were relegated to the Fourth Division in his first season, but bounced back two years later, as Kearns added 11 league goals to the 16 he scored the previous season. He then joined Oxford United, and scored in Jim Smith's first game as manager. However he was only to spend one year at the Manor Ground before his transfer to Walsall, also of the Third Division, in 1982, where he joined his older brother Mick. Again, he was to spend only one year at Fellows Park before dropping down a division to play for Hereford United.
He spent four-and-a-half years at Edgar Street, and was top goalscorer two seasons running, in 1985–86 and 1986–87. He then finished his Football League career with Wrexham before moving into non-League football first, briefly, with Kettering Town. He then played for Rushden Town and Worcester City before joining the newly formed Rushden & Diamonds. On 22 August 1992, he scored the first league goal in the club's history, against Bilston Town in the Southern League Midland Division. He finished his career at Racing Club Warwick.
Kearns later worked in property development.
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