Jim Pearce (footballer) explained

Jim Pearce
Full Name:James Pearce[1]
Height:5 ft 11 in[2]
Position:Centre half
Birth Date:13 September 1909
Birth Place:Chirk, Wales
Clubs1:Chirk
Clubs2:Royal Tank Corps
Years3:1932–1934
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1934–1939
Caps4:148
Goals4:2
Years5:1939
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Years6:1946–19??
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:19??
Nationalteam1:Wales Amateur

James Pearce (13 September 1909 – 1986) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre half. He made over 150 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War.[3]

Career

Pearce played locally for Chirk and for the Royal Tank Corps in the Army, and was on the books of Wrexham on amateur terms. Bob Hewison signed Pearce in August 1934 for Bristol City.[4] [5] Pearce joined Rochdale in May 1939. Pearce represented the Army during wartime service in Greece and the Middle East.[4] In 1946 he joined Cardiff City without making a return to first-team football.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player search: Pearce, J (Jim) . English National Football Archive (ENFA) . 2 November 2023 . subscription.
  2. News: Bristol City. Forward line strengthened . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xi . Newspapers.com.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown . 2004. 1-899468-67-6.
  4. Book: David. Woods . Leigh . Edwards . Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press . 1997. 1-900178-26-5.
  5. Book: Woods, David. Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications . 1994. 1-874427-95-X.