Albert Pearson (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Victor Pearson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1892[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tynemouth, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 1975 (aged 82)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1910–1912 | Hebburn Argyle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1914 | Sheffield United | 6 | (0) |
| 1914–1919 | Port Vale | 31 | (14) |
| 1919–1921 | Liverpool | 44 | (4) |
| 1921–1922 | Port Vale | 19 | (1) |
| 1922–1923 | Llanelly | ||
| 1923–1925 | Rochdale | 52 | (12) |
| 1925–1929 | Stockport County | 69 | (6) |
| Ashton National Gas | |||
| Total | 221+ | (37+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Victor Pearson (6 September 1892 – 24 January 1975) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Sheffield United, Port Vale, Liverpool, Llanelli, Rochdale, Stockport County and Ashton National Gas. His son-in-law, George Heppell, and great-great-grandson, Tom Conlon, also played for Port Vale.
Career
[edit]Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914.[1] 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.[1] The club went into abeyance due to war concerns during the 1915–16 and 1916–17 seasons, but he continued his first-team duties at The Old Recreation Ground upon the club's re-forming.[1] He was sold to First Division side 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.[1] He missed only nine games in his second season for the "Reds", but fell out of favour at Anfield the next season.[3] He went back to Port Vale in May 1921. He regained his first-team place and played 19 Second Division games before he picked up an injury in February 1922 and was released at the end of the season.[1] He moved on to Llanelli, Rochdale, Stockport County and Ashton National Gas.[1]
Personal life
[edit]His son-in-law, George Heppell, played for Port Vale between 1937 and 1952, whilst his great-great-grandson, Tom Conlon, joined the club in 2018.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheffield United | 1912–13 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1913–14 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale | 1914–15 | Central League | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 14 |
| Liverpool | 1919–20 | First Division | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| 1920–21 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 4 | ||
| Port Vale | 1921–22 | Second Division | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Rochdale | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| 1924–25 | Third Division North | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 1925–26 | Third Division North | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 52 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 12 | ||
| Stockport County | 1925–26 | Second Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 1926–27 | Third Division North | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 1927–28 | Third Division North | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
| 1928–29 | Third Division North | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 7 | ||
| Total | 221 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 240 | 38 | ||
Honours
[edit]Port Vale
- North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup: 1915
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 227. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "Albert Pearson Profile". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (16 March 2020). "Tom Conlon on family pride and his Port Vale history". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Albert Pearson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)