Stuart Pearson

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Stuart Pearson
Personal information
Full name Stuart James Pearson
Date of birth (1949-06-21) 21 June 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Cottingham, England
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Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1966–1968 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1974 Hull City 129 (44)
1974–1979 Manchester United 139 (55)
1979–1982 West Ham United 34 (6)
International career
1976 England U23 1 (0)
1976–1978 England 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart James Pearson (born 21 June 1949 in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former football player. He was a skilful forward who played in three FA Cup finals.

Playing career

Hull City

Pearson started his career with Hull City. As a young player and replacement for local hero Chris Chilton he was not given an easy time by the Hull City fans.[citation needed] He did, however, soon win them over with skill and clinical finishing.[citation needed] During his time at Hull City his efforts, on one occasion, earned him the memorable headline "Onion Stu Lands City In A Pickle": this headline came about after Pearson was sent off against Sheffield Wednesday for calling the linesman "a bloody onion".[citation needed] City lost that game at Hillsborough 4–2 with Pearson having scored both Hull goals before his dismissal. He later joined Manchester United in 1974 for £200,000.

Manchester United

Pearson was bought by Manchester United after they were relegated to the Second Division and was instrumental in getting the club promoted back to the First Division the very next season by scoring 17 goals. Every time he scored a goal he would celebrate with an upraised right fist. He was in the team that lost 1–0 to Southampton in the 1976 FA Cup Final. The next year Pearson helped Manchester United win the 1977 FA Cup Final against Liverpool, scoring the first of Manchester United's goals in their 2–1 win. He was sidelined for most of the 1978–79 season due to a knee injury but made a full recovery before leaving Manchester United for West Ham United in August 1979.

West Ham United

He helped the Hammers win the 1980 FA Cup Final, with his cross-shot setting up Trevor Brooking for the only goal in a 1–0 win over Arsenal. Pearson retired from league football in 1982 due to a knee injury, but continued to play at a lower level, in South Africa and the NASL.[1]

International career

He won 15 caps for England between 1976 and 1978, scoring five goals.[2]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Pearson moved into coaching, serving as coach of Stockport County in 1985–86 and manager of Northwich Victoria during the first half of 1986–87.[1] He became assistant manager/coach at West Bromwich Albion in 1988 and acted as caretaker manager for six games in 1991 following Brian Talbot's departure.[1] Pearson left Albion in 1992 and was assistant manager at Bradford City from 1992 to 1994.[1] He has been a pundit for MUTV.[3]

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