John Pearson (footballer, born 1935)

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John Pearson
Personal information
Full name John Arthur Pearson [1]
Date of birth (1935-04-23) 23 April 1935 (age 88)
Place of birth Isleworth, England
Position(s) Inside left
Youth career
Chase Of Chertsey
1951–1955 Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1955–1958 Brentford 5 (0)
1958–1960 Queens Park Rangers 21 (9)
Kettering Town
Dover
Folkestone Town
Stevenage Town
Crawley Town
Yiewsley
Chertsey Town
Managerial career
Chertsey Town (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Arthur Pearson (born 23 April 1935) is an English former football player and manager who played in the Football League for Brentford and Queens Park Rangers. An inside left, he later had a long career in non-League football.

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Playing career

Brentford

An inside left, Pearson began his career at Third Division South club Brentford, after joining from Chase Of Chertsey in 1951. [2] He was a part of the Brentford youth team which reached the semi-finals of the 1952–53 FA Youth Cup. [2] He made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Colchester United on 10 September 1955. [3] It proved to be his first of four appearances during the 1955–56 season. [3] Pearson failed to establish himself in the first team at Griffin Park and made just one further appearance, [3] before being released at the end of the 1957–58 season. [4]

Queens Park Rangers

Pearson transferred to West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in June 1958. [1] He had a good start to his career at Loftus Road, scoring six goals in 16 Third Division appearances during the 1958–59 season. [5] He scored three goals in five appearances during the 1959–60 season, [6] before departing the club. [2]

Non-League football

After his release from Queens Park Rangers, Pearson dropped into non-League football, playing for Kettering Town, Dover, Folkestone Town, Stevenage Town, Crawley Town, Yiewsley and Chertsey Town.

Management career

While with Chertsey Town, Pearson served as player-manager at the club. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1955–56 [3] Third Division South 400040
1956–57 [3] 100010
Total500050
Queens Park Rangers 1958–59 [5] Third Division 16600166
1959–60 [6] 530053
Total21900219
Career total26900269

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 122–123. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 383–384. ISBN   0951526200.
  4. "Arrival And Departure". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 22 August 1958.
  5. 1 2 "Seasonal Stats – 1958–59". QPRnet. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Seasonal Stats – 1959–60". QPRnet. Retrieved 30 August 2018.