Personal information | |||
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Full name | Graham Charles Pearce [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 July 1959||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1976 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1979 | Hillingdon Borough | 72 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Barnet | 75 | (4) |
1982–1986 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 88 | (2) |
1986–1988 | Gillingham | 65 | (0) |
1989 | Brentford | 18 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Maidstone United | 27 | (0) |
1990–1992 | Enfield | 62 | (3) |
1992–1993 | Basingstoke Town | 20 | (0) |
1993–1995 | Kingstonian | 38 | (1) |
1995–1997 | Harrow Borough | 42 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Molesey | 20 | (0) |
Corinthian-Casuals | |||
Total | 527 | (10) | |
Managerial career | |||
1990–1994 | Brentford Reserves | ||
1992–1994 | Enfield (player-manager) | ||
1997–1998 | Molesey (player-manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Graham Pearce (born 8 July 1959) is an English footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Brighton and Hove Albion, Gillingham, Brentford and Maidstone United.
A left back, Pearce played in the Football League for Brighton and Hove Albion, Gillingham, Brentford and Maidstone United. [3] [4] He played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1983 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. [5] He also played in the Conference for Barnet and was player-manager of Isthmian League clubs Enfield and Molesey. [3] [6] [7] [8] He returned to Brentford to serve as first team coach and reserve team coach in the early 1990s. [9] His other coaching roles included first team coach at Farnborough and Stevenage Borough, [10] [11] Assistant Community Development Officer at Wimbledon, Kingston University and Sunday League club Brentford Athletic. [8]
Pearce was born in Hammersmith, London. [2] As of 1999, he was a physical education teacher at Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton, south London. [12]
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