Jason Pearcey
![]() for Derby County Academy and Just4keepers, 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jason Pearcey[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Leamington Spa, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Derby County (Academy Goalkeeping Coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1994 | Mansfield Town | 77 | (0) |
1994–1998 | Grimsby Town | 79 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Brentford | 23 | (0) |
2002 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Southam United | ||
2004–2005 | Leamington | ||
2005–2006 | Rugby Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:08, 17 December 2007 (UTC) |
Jason Kevin Pearcey (born 23 July 1971) is an English former professional footballer and academy goalkeeping coach at Derby County
As a player he was a goalkeeper from 1989 until 2006. He played in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Grimsby Town and Brentford before ending his career in the Conference National with Forest Green Rovers. He came out of retirement the following year and continued to play at non-league level for Southam United, Leamington and Rugby Town.
Playing career
Pearcey started his professional career at Mansfield Town at the age of 18 (although being with the club since age 15). He left to join Grimsby Town with a £10,000 transfer fee and stayed for three and a half years before a Bosman ruling transfer to Brentford where Jason played for two and a half years.
It was during the 2000–01 season that he sustained a bad leg injury which ended his professional career although he made three appearances for Conference National Forest Green Rovers. He has since then kept playing at non-league level making appearances at Southam United, his home town team Leamington and his last club the Southern League Premier side Rugby Town.
Coaching career
Jason is now specialises in goalkeeper coaching in Worcestershire and the West Midlands. He is qualified to Level 3 Outfield and Level 3 Goalkeeping status. He is currently working as an Academy Goalkeeping coach at Derby County and for soccer academy Just4Keepers.
Honours
Grimsby Town
- Second Division play-off winner: 1997–98
- Football League Trophy winner: 1997–98
- Mansfield Town – 2 promotions
- Brentford – 1 promotion
References
- ^ "Jason Pearcey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
External links
- Jason Pearcey at Soccerbase
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Royal Leamington Spa
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Southam United F.C. players
- Leamington F.C. players
- Rugby Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Southern Football League players