| Albert Pearson | |
| Fullname: | Albert Victor Pearson |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Tynemouth, England |
| Death Place: | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1910–1912 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hebburn Argyle |
| Years1: | 1912–1914 |
| Clubs1: | Sheffield United |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1914–1919 |
| Clubs2: | Port Vale |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Years3: | 1919–1921 |
| Clubs3: | Liverpool |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 1921–1922 |
| Clubs4: | Port Vale |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1922–1923 |
| Clubs5: | Llanelly |
| Years6: | 1923–1925 |
| Clubs6: | Rochdale |
| Caps6: | 52 |
| Goals6: | 12 |
| Years7: | 1925–1929 |
| Clubs7: | Stockport County |
| Caps7: | 69 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Clubs8: | Ashton National Gas |
| Totalcaps: | 221+ |
| Totalgoals: | 37+ |
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.
Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He moved on to Llanelli, Rochdale, Stockport County and Ashton National Gas.[2]
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]
Source:
| 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 | |||
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