Graham Pearce (English footballer)

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Graham Pearce
Personal information
Full name Graham Charles Pearce [1]
Date of birth (1959-07-08) 8 July 1959 (age 64) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(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
Total527(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.

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Career

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]

Personal life

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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