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Stan
Pearson |
Manchester
United FC
8 appearances, 5 goals
P 8 W 6 D
1 L 1 F 28: A 11
81% successful
1948-52
captain: none
minutes played: 720 |
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Timeline |
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Stanley Clare Pearson |
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Birth |
11 January 1919
in Salford, Lancashire [registered
as Stanley C. in Salford, March 1919]. |
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According to the
1939 register, Stanley C, and aircraft trainee. was living at 9 Bradley
Avenue in Salford with his parents, Charles Alfred and Edith May (neée Clare). |
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First Marriage |
to Lily Baden White in spring 1942 at St. Paul's Church in Salford [registered in
Salford, June 1942 ]. Lily died on 24 November 1977 |
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Second Marriage |
to Elsie Knox in spring 1979 at
Macclesfield Register Office [registered in
Macclesfield, June 1979]. Elsie died in
September 1996. |
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Death |
20 February 1997 in Alderley Edge,
Cheshire,
aged
78 years 40 days
[registered in Macclesfield, February 1997]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Biographies |
x |
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x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Pearson began playing his football with Adelphi Lads Club in the
Manchester & District Amateur League. He joined his local senior club,
Manchester United FC, on amateur forms in 1935, turning professional in
May 1936. He remained with United until he joined Bury FC in February
1954. He joined Chester FC in October 1957, he retired from playing after
getting the managers job in April 1959, a position he relinquished in
November 1961. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division Two
runners-up 1937-38;
Division One runners-up 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1950-51,
Champions 1951-52;
FA Charity Shield runners-up 1948, winners 1952;
FA Cup winners 1947-48; Welsh Cup runners up
1957-58; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5' 8½", 11st.
0lbs [1950]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
670th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-left, right |
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First match |
No. 239, 10 April 1948,
Scotland 0 England 2, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount
Florida, Glasgow, aged 29 years
90 days. |
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Last match |
No. 270, 18 May 1952,
Italy 1 England 1, an end-of-season tour match at
Stadio
Comunale di Firenze, Campo di Marte, Firenze, aged
33 years 128 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1951-52; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1947-48, 1949-50, shared
1951-52; |
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Individual honours |
England B (one appearance, one goal, 1948) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After leaving Chester, Pearson ran a
newsagent and Post Office in Prestbury and coached the local East
Cheshire League side. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.194. |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
unused/
reserve |
minutes |
 |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
 |
captain |
|
14 |
8 |
5 |
five |
720 |
5 |
144
min |
5 |
four |
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. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
28 |
11 |
+17 |
0 |
2 |
3.5 |
1.375 |
81.3 |
+5 |
|
All matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
7 |
+10 |
0 |
1 |
4.25 |
1.75 |
75.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
2.75 |
1.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| World Cup |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
British Championship |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
8 |
+12 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.60 |
80.0 |
+3 |
|
The 1949-50
records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
1.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP/BC 1949-50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WCP
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1947-48 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1948-49 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC/WCP 1949-50 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC 1947-48 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC
All |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
8 |
+12 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.60 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
8 |
+12 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.60 |
80.0 |
+3 |
The 1949-50
records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
|
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
8 |
+12 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.60 |
80.0 |
+3 |
Match History
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Club:
Manchester United F.C.
- eight full appearances (720 min) 5ᵍ |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - eight full
appearances (720 min) 5ᵍx
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