George Pearson (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George William M. Pearson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1907 | ||
Place of birth | West Stanley, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
West Stanley | |||
Annfield Plain | |||
1924–1925 | Bury | ||
1925–1926 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1926–1933 | Chelsea | 197 | (33) |
1933–1934 | Luton Town | 14 | (1) |
1934–1935 | Walsall | 12 | (0) |
Total | 223 | (34) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George William M. Pearson (21 September 1907 – unknown) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
[edit]Born in West Stanley, Pearson started as a coalminer before joining Bury in 1924. After failing to break into the first team, he left for Chelsea a year later. After seven years in Chelsea's first team, where he amassed over 200 appearances in all competitions, he moved to Luton Town in 1933. He made fourteen appearances in the league for Luton, scoring once.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b George Pearson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "George Pearson". hattersheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.