Mick Kearns

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Michael "Mick" Kearns (born 26 November 1950) is a former professional footballer.

Born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, he qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish ancestry and went on to represent his country 18 times.

A goalkeeper, his international debut at the age of 19 was on 6 May 1970 as a sub in a 2-1 defeat against Poland and he made his final international appearance on 21st November 1979 in a 1-0 defeat against Northern Ireland.

During his club career Mick played for Oxford United from 1969 to 1972 before joining Walsall where he made 249 appearances from 1973 to 1979.

After a spell with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Mick returned to Walsall to close out his career, making a further 26 appearances between 1982 and 1985.