Frederick Thomas Kearns (8 November 1927 – 7 January 1987) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a centre-forward in the Football League for West Ham United and Norwich City. Born in Cork, Kearns started his football career at the age of 16, having played hurling before that. He played for Shamrock Rovers before moving to England and West Ham United in May 1948. He had initially been signed as a full-back, but was moved to centre-forward while with the Hammers. In his five years at the club, he scored 14 goals in 43 games. He died in January 1987.