Jimmy Pearce

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Jimmy Pearce
Personal information
Full name James William Pearce
Date of birth (1947-11-27) 27 November 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth Tottenham, London, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1973 Tottenham Hotspur 108 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James William Pearce (born 27 November 1947) is an English former professional footballer. Pearce played in the position of winger for Tottenham Hotspur and represented England at schoolboy level. [1] [2]

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Football career

Pearce joined Spurs as an apprentice in June 1965. A dependable, skilful winger he made a total of 193 appearances for the club including 53 as substitute and scoring on 35 occasions. Pearce featured in the winning 1973 Football League Cup Final side, and was substitute in the 1971 Football League Cup Final, [3] and sub in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final. He retired from football through injury in 1973.

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References

  1. Jimmy Pearce fact-file Retrieved 11 December 2011
  2. Hugman, B,J, (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records (2005) p484 ISBN   1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 23 August 2008
  3. Cup Final teams Retrieved 23 August 2008
  4. "uefa cup - 1972". mehstg.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.