Player Profile

A former England under-21 international, "Kers" signed for Swindon in November 1989, when Ossie Ardiles paid Q.P.R. £110,000 for his signature. He immediately established himself in the first team squad, replacing David Hockaday as an attacking right-sided full back.

His first season at the club was a success on the pitch, as the Town won promotion to Division One via the play-offs, only to have it taken away from them by the footballing authorities. He remained as a regular, reliable member of the side for almost three more years - by which time his consistent performances were alerting bigger clubs. As the transfer deadline approached in the 1992/1993 season, Kerslake moved to into the Premier League, signing for Leeds, who paid Swindon £½ million.

Kerslake made just eight appearances for Leeds, before Ardiles again signed him, this time signing for Tottenham early in the 1993/1994 season, where he joined up with fellow ex-Town legend Colin Calderwood. Once Ardiles had left Spurs, he found himself surplus to requirements under Gerry Francis, and the whole of the 1995/1996 and 1996/1997 seasons were spent on the sidelines.

The only first team football Kerslake got in this period was a short loan spell back at the County Ground, when Steve McMahon utilised him as a sweeper. After nearly two seasons of reserve team football, "Kers" had lost his match fitness, and had gained a few pounds in weight - a far cry from the attacking wing back the fans were used to.

It therefore came as somewhat of a surprise when McMahon re-signed Kerslake late in the following season. After a short spell at Ipswich and a loan period at Wycombe, "Kers" rejoined the Town on 11th March 1998, on a free transfer - five years to the day since he first left the club. He made 24 more appearances over the next calendar year, before leaving at the end of the 1998/1999 season to join Canvey Island.

Playing Record

Senior

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.

Career details

Club	Details
Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R.	June 1982 (apprentice) June 1983 (signed professional contract); transferred out (November 24th, 1989)
Swindon Town Swindon	November 24th, 1989 (transferred in , £110,000 ); transferred out (March 11th, 1993)
Leeds United Leeds United	March 11th, 1993 (transferred in , £500,000 ); transferred out (September 24th, 1993)
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham	September 24th, 1993 (transferred in , £450,000 ); released (1996/7)
Swindon Town Swindon	November 22nd, 1996 (loan); expired (rptd January 18th, 1997)
Swindon Town Swindon	July 10th, 1997 (trial)
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic	August 8th, 1997 (unattached); released (rptd August 15th, 1997)
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town	August 22nd, 1997 (unattached); transferred out (March 11th, 1998)
Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers	December 12th, 1997 (loan)
Swindon Town Swindon	March 11th, 1998 (transferred in, free transfer); released (rptd May 12th, 1999)
Cambridge United Cambridge United	July 1999 (trial)
Canvey Island Canvey Island	November 1999 (unattached)
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham	April 2002 (academy coach)
Northampton Town Northampton Town	January 2004 (reserve team coach)
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest	May 2006 (assistant manager)
Watford Watford	July 2009 (coach)
Cardiff City Cardiff City	rptd June 30th, 2011 (assistant manager) December 27th, 2013 (caretaker manager)
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic	rptd November 21st, 2014 (coach)
Gillingham Gillingham	rptd July 6th, 2015 (assistant manager)
Northampton Town Northampton Town	rptd January 15th, 2017 (assistant manager) August 31st, 2017 (caretaker manager)
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion	rptd September 13th, 2019 (director of youth department)
Lincoln City Lincoln City	rptd September 27th, 2019 (assistant manager)