Former Lincoln City captain Scott Kerr endured a miserable return to the city on Saturday as his Bridlington Town side were beaten 3-0 by Lincoln United at Ashby Avenue.
Kerr, who spent more than five years in our midfield, appearing more than 200 times, is now in charge of the Seasiders, having been appointed in December 2025. However, his latest visit to familiar territory brought little joy, with defensive mistakes proving costly in the Northern Premier League East Division fixture.
As reported by the Scarborough News, United punished three errors to take the points. Rio Molyneaux opened the scoring before Liam Moran doubled the advantage, leaving Kerr’s side two goals behind inside the opening 20 minutes.
The visitors had opportunities to respond, particularly through Ahmed Salam, who sent a free-kick narrowly wide before lifting a close-range chance over the bar. Alex Baird also had to produce a fine save to prevent United adding to their lead before the interval. Kerr made a double change at half-time, but Bridlington could not find a way back. Moran struck again in the 77th minute after another defensive lapse, while Liam Tibbett’s stoppage-time effort against the inside of the post summed up the visitors’ frustration.
There were other familiar names involved for Imps supporters, with former City players Alan Power and Charlie Carlisle both starting for the Whites. For Kerr, though, the result offered a rather less enjoyable Lincoln connection.
The former midfielder joined us from Scarborough in 2005, choosing a return to the Football League with Keith Alexander’s side. He helped City reach the play-offs in his first season, then formed a strong partnership with Lee Frecklington as we secured a fifth successive top-seven finish in 2006/07. Kerr was never a player whose contribution could be measured simply in goals or assists. Commitment, resilience and a willingness to keep proving himself were central to his time at Sincil Bank, particularly as successive managers arrived with their own ideas.
He made 221 league appearances for the Imps and was named Player of the Year in 2008/09. That campaign included both goals in a 2-0 victory at Accrington Stanley, with Michael O’Connor’s arrival on loan helping bring the best out of him. His departure for York City in January 2011 remains a sore point, coming before the collapse which ended in our relegation from the Football League. I remain convinced that, had Scott Kerr stayed in our midfield, we would never have gone down.
Saturday offered few happy memories for our former skipper, but he now has an opportunity to respond in another competition. Bridlington host Macclesfield in the FA Trophy second round this weekend, giving Kerr a chance to put a difficult afternoon in Lincoln behind him.
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