Martin Pearson

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Martin Pearson
Personal information
Full nameMartin Vickers-Pearson
Born (1971-10-24) 24 October 1971 (age 53)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Fullback, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1989–96 Featherstone Rovers 16610146461338
1997–98 Halifax 54141320320
1999 Sheffield Eagles 259362110
2000 Halifax 2111690182
2001 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 254713161
Total291139772112111
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998–01 Wales 422012
Rugby union
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–03 Pau
2005–06 Toulon
Total00000
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Martin Pearson (born 24 October 1971) is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Halifax (two spells), the Sheffield Eagles and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, as a goal-kicking fullback , centre , stand-off, or scrum-half, [1] [5] and club level rugby union in France for Pau and Toulon.

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Playing career

International honours

Pearson won four caps for Wales between 1998 and 2001, scoring two tries and two goals. [1]

Division Two Premiership Final appearances

Martin Pearson played fullback and scored four conversions in Featherstone Rovers' 20-16 victory over Workington Town in the 1992–93 Division Two Premiership Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday 19 May 1993. [6]

Career Records

Martin Pearson holds Featherstone Rovers' 'The Most Points In A Season' record, with 391-points scored in the 1992–93 season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Player Summary: Martin Pearson". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pearson, Martin". fevarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Martin Vickers-Pearson". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN   978-1-903659-49-6
  6. ↑ "Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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