Lawrie Pearson
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Lawrence Pearson (born 2 July 1965) is an English former footballer who played at left-back. He made 91 league appearances in the Football League, and also spent a number of seasons in non-League football.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lawrence Pearson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1965-07-02) 2 July 1965 (age 58)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Wallsend, England[1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester United | |||
Gateshead | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1987 | Hull City | 59 | (0) |
1987 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
1987–1988 | Port Vale | 3 | (0) |
Whitley Bay | |||
Barrow | |||
1990 | Winnipeg Fury | 5 | (2) |
1993–1994 | Darlington | 28 | (4) |
1994 | Chesterfield | 1 | (0) |
Blyth Spartans | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He began his career at Manchester United, playing in the 1982 FA Youth Cup final. He joined Hull City via Gateshead in 1984, and helped the club to win promotion out of the Third Division. He signed with Bristol City, before being traded to Port Vale in August 1987. He left the "Valiants" in January 1988, and played non-league football for Whitley Bay and Barrow. He briefly played with the Canadian Soccer League side Winnipeg Fury in 1990, before making a brief comeback in the Football League in 1993–94 with Darlington and Chesterfield. He then moved onto Blyth Spartans, and worked behind the scenes at Middlesbrough and Carlisle United.