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Stuart Pearson

Manchester United FC

15 appearances, 5 goals

P 15 W 5 D 4 L 6 F 17: A 13
*(actual F x: A x)
47% successful

1975-78

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
1153

Profile

Full name James Stuart Pearson (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 21 June 1949 in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire [registered as James S., in Hull, September 1949].
Height/Weight x' x", xst. xlbs [x].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Biographies x
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career

Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours PFA Division Two Team of the Year 1974-75;
Distinctions x

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number One of three who became the 918th players (920) to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-forward
First match No. 498, 8 May 1976, Wales 0 England 1, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 26 years 322 days.
Last match No. 521, 16 May 1978, England 2 Northern Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 28 years 329 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78;
Team honours British Championship winners 1977-78;
Individual honours x
Distinctions Pearson was the fiftieth different England player to be used as a substitute.
He is the first East Ridian to represent England.

Beyond England

x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Stuart Pearson - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
- 15 8 13 2 2 1153 5 231 min 2 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Stuart Pearson - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 7 3 1 3 9 6 +3 2 3 1.286 0.857 50.0 =0
Away 7 2 3 2 8 6 +2 2 3 1.143 0.857 50.0 =0
Neutral 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All 15 5 4 6 17 13 +4 5 6 1.133 0.867 46.7 -1

 

Stuart Pearson - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 10 4 1 5 11 9 +2 3 4 1.10 0.90 45.0 -1
Red 5 1 3 1 6 4 +2 2 2 1.20 0.80 50.0 =0
All 15 5 4 6 17 13 +4 5 6 1.133 0.867 46.7 -1

 

Stuart Pearson - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2
World Cup 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2
British Championship 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 1 3 1.333 0.833 50.0 =0
Minor Competition 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
Friendly 6 0 4 2 3 6 -3 3 2 0.50 1.00 33.3 -2
All 15 5 4 6 17 13 +4 5 6 1.133 0.867 46.7 -1

 

Stuart Pearson - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1976-78 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2
WCP All 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1975-76 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 0 2 2.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1976-77 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1 0 0.50 1.50 0.00 -2
BC 1977-78 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 1 3 1.333 0.833 50.0 =0
Minor Tournament and Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Bicentennial 1976 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
TC All 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 0 1 3.00 0.50 100.0 +2
BC 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 1 3 1.333 0.833 50.0 =0
TC 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All 9 5 0 4 14 7 +7 2 4 1.556 0.778 55.6 +1

 

Stuart Pearson - Match History
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 15 full appearances

manager: Don Revie -12 full capsx

Age 26
- 495 30 October 1975 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 1, Tehelné pole, Bratislava ECP AL unused sub 12
1 498 8 May 1976 - Wales 0 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW Start 9
2 499 11 May 1976 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start 9
3 500 15 May 1976 - Scotland 2 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow AL Start off ht 9
4 501 23 May 1976 - Brazil 1 England 0, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles TC NL Start 9
- 502 28 May 1976 - England 3 Italy 2, Yankee Stadium, New York City NW squad member
5 503 13 June 1976 - Finland 1 England 4, Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP AW Start 14 9
Age 27
6 504 8 September 1976 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 9
- 506 17 November 1976 - Italy 2 England 0, Stadio Olimpico, Roma ECP AL unused sub ?
7 507 9 February 1977 - England 0 Netherlands 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL sub 57 16
- 509 28 May 1977 - Northern Ireland 1 England 2, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW squad member
8 510 31 May 1977 - England 0 Wales 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL Start 9
9 511 4 June 1977 - England 1 Scotland 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL Start 9
10 512 8 June 1977 - Brazil 0 England 0, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio tour AD Start off 70 9
11 513 12 June 1977 - Argentina 1 England 1, Estadio Camilo Cichero, Buenos Aires AD Start 3 9
12 514 15 June 1977 - Uruguay 0 England 0, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo AD Start 9
 

manager: Ron Greenwood - 3 full capsx

Age 28
13 517 16 November 1977 - England 2 Italy 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW sub 75 ?
14 518 22 February 1978 - West Germany 2 England 1, Olympiastadion, München Fr AL Start 9
- 520 13 May 1978 - Wales 1 England 3, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW unused sub 19
15 521 16 May 1978 - England 1 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start
- 522 20 May 1978 - Scotland 0 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow AW unused sub

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