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Hubert Pearson
Personal information
Full name Hubert Pryer Pearson
Date of birth (1886-05-15)15 May 1886
Place of birth Kettlebrook, Tamworth, England
Date of death October 1955 (aged 69)
Place of death Tamworth, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Kettlebrook Oakfield
Tamworth Castle
Tamworth Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1925 West Bromwich Albion 341 (2)
International career
Football League 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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Club career

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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

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

Personal life

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

Honours

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West Bromwich Albion

References

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  1. ^ Hawthorne (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. West Bromwich Albion". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
  2. ^ "1912". FA Cup Finals. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 205. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "20 Things you never knew about WBA". Baggies.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Getting Personal". Goalkeepers Are Different. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Jim Brown column: The keeper that helped win the title". Coventry Telegraph. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2022.