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Player #142

From:

To:

Career Status:

1900-01

1906-07

Retired

Appearances:

117

Starts:

117

Goals:

7

Assists:

-

Involvements:

7

Joe Pearson

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Midfielder

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PREVIOUS PLAYER

SUBSEQUENT PLAYER

Joe Pearson

Seasons Quick-View

1900-06 🕒 117 | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 - | #142 |

Season :

1900-01
1901-02
1902-03
1903-04
1904-05
1905-06
1906-07

Age :

22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Division :

D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1

Squad # :

#
#
#
#
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#

Appearances :

6
5
17
25
31
30
3

Starts :

6
5
17
25
37
30
3

Substitute :

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Unused :

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Goals :

0
0
1
2
3
1
0

Assists :

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Involvements :

0
0
1
2
3
1
0

Games / Goal :

Bookings :

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Sendings Off :

-
-
-
-
-
-
-

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Joseph Frank Pearson

Birth Date

19 September 1877

Birth Place

Brierley Hill, Dudley, Wolverhampton

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

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England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams (incl. Youth)

Saltley College FC

Original Transfer

Aged

23

From

Saltley College FC

For

Free

On

1900

Under

George Ramsay

Returning Transfer 1

Aged

n/a

From

n/a

For

n/a

On

n/a

Under

n/a

Returning Transfer 2

Aged

n/a

From

n/a

For

n/a

On

n/a

Under

n/a

Transfer Notes

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out 1

Aged

To

For

On

Under

29

Retired

Released

October 1906

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Transfer Out 2

Aged

To

For

On

Under

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Transfer Out 3

Aged

To

For

On

Under

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Subsequent Clubs

Retired

Died

1946, Aged 69

Joe Pearson

Villa Career

1900-06 🕒 117 | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 - | #142 |

🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Played Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

3 November 1900

Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

First Squad

3 November 1900

Manager

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

1900-01

3 November 1900

Sheffield Wednesday (a), Division One

23

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

Aged

Manager

1906-07

27 October 1906

Middlesbrough (h), Division One

29

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Final Squad

27 October 1906

Manager

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Honours

1900-01 Charity Shield Winners |
1904-05 FA Cup Winners |

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

Not selected

Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |

Not selected

Caps with Villa

Joe Pearson

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Player #143 for Aston Villa, Joseph Frank Pearson, known as Joe played as a midfielder for the club in the wing half position.

Pearson represented Villa between 1900-01 and 1906-07 making 117 appearances and scoring 6 goals.

Joe was born in Brierley Hill on 19th September 1877 and was signed by Villa from Saltley College FC.

Pearson made his debut in the 2-3 Division One loss against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, 3 November 1900 aged 23 and scored his first goal for Villa in the 4-1 FA Cup win against Sunderland on Saturday, 7 February 1903.

During his time with Villa Joe won the FA Cup in 1904-05, Villa’s fourth win in the competition and helped Villa overcome Corinthians to win the 1900-01 Charity Shield.

Pearson made his final appearance for Villa in the 2-3 Division One loss against Middlesbrough on Saturday, 27 October 1906 aged 29 before he retired from football with a knee injury.

Joe played his entire Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Joe passed away in Birmingham in 1946 aged 69.

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