John Pearson (footballer, born 1963)

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John Pearson
Personal information
Full name John Stuart Pearson [1]
Date of birth (1963-09-01) 1 September 1963 (age 61) [1]
Place of birth Sheffield, [1] England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1985 Sheffield Wednesday 105 (24)
1985–1987 Charlton Athletic 61 (15)
1987–1991 Leeds United 99 (12)
1990–1991 → Rotherham United (loan) 11 (5)
1991–1993 Barnsley 32 (4)
1991–1992 → Hull City (loan) 15 (0)
1993–1994 Carlisle United 8 (0)
1994 Mansfield Town 2 (0)
1995 Cardiff City 12 (0)
– Merthyr Tydfil
Total345(60)
International career
1981–1982 England Youth 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Stuart Pearson (born 1 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic, Leeds United, Rotherham United, Barnsley, Hull City, Carlisle United, Mansfield Town and Cardiff City. [3] Pearson is now part of the commentary team for Sheffield Wednesday's matches on Wednesday Player along with Rob O'Neill.

As a player, he was part of the Leeds United team that won promotion to the First Division in 1990 as Second Division champions. He played for Leeds from 1986 to 1991, and although he only found the net 12 times in 99 league appearances during that time, this included a hat-trick against Sheffield United in the Second Division on 19 March 1988 in a 5–0 win at Elland Road. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Pearson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  206. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/johnpearson.html [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ "Hat-Trick Heroes".


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