Graham Pearce (English footballer) explained

Graham Pearce
Fullname:Graham Charles Pearce
Birth Date:8 July 1959[1]
Birth Place:Hammersmith, England
Position:Left back
Youthyears1:1971–1976
Youthclubs1:Brentford
Years1:1976–1979
Clubs1:Hillingdon Borough
Caps1:72
Goals1:0
Years2:1979–1982
Clubs2:Barnet
Caps2:75
Goals2:4
Years3:1982–1986
Clubs3:Brighton & Hove Albion
Caps3:88
Goals3:2
Years4:1986–1988
Clubs4:Gillingham
Caps4:65
Goals4:0
Years5:1989
Clubs5:Brentford
Caps5:18
Goals5:0
Years6:1989–1990
Clubs6:Maidstone United
Caps6:27
Goals6:0
Years7:1990–1992
Clubs7:Enfield
Caps7:62
Goals7:3
Years8:1992–1993
Clubs8:Basingstoke Town
Caps8:20
Goals8:0
Years9:1993–1995
Clubs9:Kingstonian
Caps9:38
Goals9:1
Years10:1995–1997
Clubs10:Harrow Borough
Caps10:42
Goals10:0
Years11:1997–1998
Caps11:20
Goals11:0
Clubs11:Molesey
Clubs12:Corinthian-Casuals
Totalcaps:527
Totalgoals:10
Manageryears1:1990–1994
Managerclubs1:Brentford Reserves
Manageryears2:1992–1994
Managerclubs2:Enfield (player-manager)
Manageryears3:1997–1998
Managerclubs3:Molesey (player-manager)

Graham Pearce (born 8 July 1959) is an English footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Brighton and Hove Albion, Gillingham, Brentford and Maidstone United.

Career

A left back, Pearce played in the Football League for Brighton and Hove Albion, Gillingham, Brentford and Maidstone United.[2] He played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1983 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.[3] He also played in the Conference for Barnet and was player-manager of Isthmian League clubs Enfield and Molesey.[4] [5] [6] He returned to Brentford to serve as first team coach and reserve team coach in the early 1990s.[7] His other coaching roles included first team coach at Farnborough and Stevenage Borough,[8] [9] Assistant Community Development Officer at Wimbledon, Kingston University and Sunday League club Brentford Athletic.

Personal life

Pearce was born in Hammersmith, London.[1] As of 1999, he was a physical education teacher at Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton, south London.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 . Queen Anne Press . 1990 . 0-356-17911-7 . Rollin . Jack . 21st . 340.
  2. Book: Haynes, Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 978-0955294914 . 122.
  3. Web site: Fort . Didier . 15 February 2006 . England – FA Cup Finals 1946–2000 . 23 June 2012 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
  4. Web site: Graham Pearce . 25 December 2020 . Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive.
  5. Book: Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years . Tony Williams Publications . 2005 . 978-1-869833-52-7 . Harman . John . 67, 74.
  6. Book: Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth . 4 May 1996 . Quay Design of Poole . Poole . 13.
  7. Web site: Cheung . Kuen-Wah . Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford five-a-side team . 24 July 2015 . www.seagulls.co.uk . 25 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150725062546/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/brighton-hove-albion-brentford-five-a-side-team-2206959.aspx . dead .
  8. News: 11 February 2003 . Giant-killers get plum ties . en-GB . 25 December 2020.
  9. Web site: Danny Carroll . 25 December 2020 . Stevenage FC History . en-US.
  10. Web site: Staff . 23 June 2012 . Homefield Preparatory School.