Hubert Pearson Explained

Hubert Pearson
Fullname:Hubert Pryer Pearson
Birth Date:15 May 1886
Birth Place:Kettlebrook, Tamworth, England
Death Date:October 1955 (aged 69)
Death Place:Tamworth, England
Height:[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Kettlebrook Oakfield
Youthclubs2:Tamworth Castle
Youthclubs3:Tamworth Athletic
Years1:1907–1925
Clubs1:West Bromwich Albion
Caps1:341
Goals1:2
Nationalteam1:Football League
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Hubert Pryer Pearson (15 May 1886 – October 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion.

Career

Club career

Pearson participated in the 1912 FA Cup Final.[2] He spent his entire professional career, spanning 18 years, with West Bromwich Albion.[3]

International career

Pearson was once selected for the English national squad at the age of 37, but didn't appear due to injury.[4]

Personal life

Pearson was the father of Harold Pearson, and the uncle of Harry Hibbs and Horace Pearson.[5] [6]

Honours

West Bromwich Albion

Notes and References

  1. News: First Division prospects. West Bromwich Albion . Hawthorne . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 6.
  2. Web site: 1912 . 24 October 2009 . FA Cup Finals . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723205758/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1912.html . 23 July 2008 . dmy-all .
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004 . Tony Brown . Nottingham. 1-899468-67-6. 205.
  4. Web site: 20 Things you never knew about WBA. 24 October 2009. Baggies.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Getting Personal. 24 October 2009. Goalkeepers Are Different.
  6. Web site: Jim Brown column: The keeper that helped win the title. 15 September 2012 . 8 February 2022. Coventry Telegraph.