Albert Pearson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Victor Pearson | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Tynemouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 1975 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hebburn Argyle | |||
| Sheffield United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1914–1919 | Port Vale | 84 | (18) |
| 1919–1921 | Liverpool | 50 | (5) |
| 1921–1922 | Port Vale | 19 | (1) |
| Llanelly | |||
| Rochdale | |||
| Stockport County | |||
| Ashton National Gas | |||
| Total | 153+ | (24+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Albert Victor Pearson (6 September 1892 – 24 January 1975) was an English footballer.
[edit] Playing career
Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He was a first team regular during the war years and was a member of the side that won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915. The club went into abeyance due to war concerns during the 1915–16 and 1916–17 seasons, but he continued his first team duties upon its re-forming. He was sold to Liverpool in January 1919, however Sheffield received some of the fee as they claimed he was still on their books, despite him leaving them five years previous. He missed only nine games in his second season for the Reds, but fell out of favour the next season.[1] He went back to Vale in May 1921 and regained his first team place, but picked up an injury in February 1922 and was released at the end of the season. He moved on to Llanelli, Rochdale, Stockport County and Ashton National Gas.[2]
[edit] Honours
- with Port Vale
- North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup winner: 1915
[edit] References
- ^ "Albert Pearson Profile". LFCHistory.net. http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=795. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 227. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
