George Pearson (footballer)

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George Pearson
Personal information
Full name George William M. Pearson[1]
Date of birth (1907-09-21)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]

  1. ^ a b George Pearson at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "George Pearson". hattersheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.