Billy Pearson (footballer)

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Billy Pearson
Personal information
Full name William George Arthur Pearson
Date of birth 23 October 1921
Place of birth Clonmel, Ireland
Date of death 23 May 2009(2009-05-23) (aged 87)
Place of death West Yorkshire, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Royal Air Force
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1946–1949 Grimsby Town 35 (8)
1949–1950 Chester 12 (3)
Total47(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Billy Pearson (1921-2009) was an Irish footballer, who played as a winger in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Chester. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Chester City: 1946/47 – 1999/2000 & 2004/05 – 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. "Billy Pearson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 February 2017.