John Pearson (footballer, born 1935)

John Pearson
Personal information
Full name John Arthur Pearson[1]
Date of birth (1935-04-23) 23 April 1935
Place of birth Isleworth, England
Playing position Inside left
Youth career
Chase Of Chertsey
1951–1955 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1958 Brentford 5 (0)
1958–1960 Queens Park Rangers 21 (9)
Kettering Town
Dover
Folkestone Town
Stevenage Town
Crawley Town
Yiewsley
Chertsey Town
Teams managed
Chertsey Town (player-manager)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

John Pearson was an English football inside left and manager who played in the Football League for Brentford and Queens Park Rangers. He later forged a long career in non-league football.

Playing career

Brentford

An inside left, Pearson began his career at Division Three South side Brentford, joining from Chase Of Chertsey in 1951.[2] He was a part of the Brentford youth team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in 1953.[2] He made his professional debut in a 3-0 victory over Colchester United on 10 September 1955.[3] It proved to be his first of four appearances during the 1955/56 season. Pearson failed to establish himself in the first team at Griffin Park,[4] making just one further appearance in May 1957,[5] before being released the following summer.

Queens Park Rangers

Pearson transferred to West London rivals Queens Park Rangers in 1958, becoming one of only a few players to play for both clubs. He had a good start to his career at Loftus Road, scoring six goals in 16 games in Division Three in the 1958/59 season. He scored three goals in five games during the 1959/60 season, before departing the club.

Non-league football

After his release from Queens Park Rangers, Pearson dropped into non-league football, playing for Kettering Town, Dover, Folkestone Town, Stevenage Town, Crawley Town, Yiewsley and Chertsey Town.

Management career

While with Chertsey Town, Pearson served as player-manager at the club.[2]

References

  1. "Barry Hugman's Footballers - John Pearson". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. pp. 122, 123. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  4. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. 1935-04-23. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  5. "Brentford Football Club History". Brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-19.


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