Stuart Pearson
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stuart James Pearson | ||
Date of birth | 21 June 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Cottingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1966–1968 | Hull City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1974 | Hull City | 129 | (44) |
1974–1979 | Manchester United | 139 | (55) |
1979–1982 | West Ham United | 34 | (6) |
Total | 302 | (105) | |
International career | |||
1976 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
1976–1978 | England | 15 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stuart James Pearson (born 21 June 1949) is an English former professional
Club career
Hull City
Pearson started his career with hometown club Hull City, whom he joined as an amateur while doing an apprenticeship as a telephone engineer. He scored 44 league goals for the Tigers after becoming a first team regular when record scorer Chris Chilton left in 1971.
An assistant manager to Terry Neill at the time was Tommy Docherty, who subsequently became manager of Manchester United and signed Pearson in May 1974 for £200,000, with reserve player Peter Fletcher moving to Hull as part of the deal.[1]
Manchester United
Pearson was bought by Manchester United after they were relegated to the Second Division and was instrumental in getting the club promoted back to the First Division the next season by scoring 17 goals. Every time he scored a goal he would celebrate with a raised right fist. He was in the team that lost 1–0 to
West Ham United
He helped the Hammers win the
Pearson retired from league football in 1982 due to a knee injury, but continued to play at a lower level, in South Africa and the NASL.[2]
International career
Pearson won 15
Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Pearson moved into coaching, serving as coach of
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hull City[6] | 1969–70 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
1970–71 | Second Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
1971–72 | Second Division | 38 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 15 | |||
1972–73 | Second Division | 37 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 45 | 17 | ||
1973–74 | Second Division | 41 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 50 | 12 | ||
Total | 129 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 148 | 45 | |||
Manchester United[7][8] | 1974–75 | Second Division | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 18 | ||
1975–76 | First Division | 39 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 14 | |||
1976–77 | First Division | 39 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 53 | 19 | ||
1977–78 | First Division | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3[f] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 39 | 15 | |
1978–79 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 139 | 55 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 66 | ||
West Ham United[8] | 1979–80 | Second Division | 25 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||
1980–81 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[f] | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
1981–82 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Total | 34 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 50 | 10 | |||
Career total | 302 | 105 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 378 | 121 |
Honours
Manchester United
- Football League Second Division: 1974–75
- 1976–77
- FA Charity Shield: 1977
West Ham United
- 1979–80
References
- ^ "Docherty signs up £200,000 Pearson". Daily Mirror. 4 May 1974. p. 40 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ "Stuart Pearson". The Football Association. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ May, John (26 January 2006). "FA Cup flashback". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Stuart Pearson". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Stuart Pearson". Hull City Mad. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Stuart James Pearson". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Stuart Pearson". International Football History and Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
External links
- Stuart Pearson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
- "Ask Worried Turkey..? Stuart 'Pancho' Pearson". Stretford End Arising.