Arthur Pearson (footballer)
Arthur Pearson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Arthur Pearson | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 11 February 1963 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Jordanville, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Hawthorn Juniors | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 1925, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, at Glenferrie Oval | ||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half-back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1922–24 | Hawthorn (VFA) | 46 (54)[1] | |
1925 | Hawthorn | 6 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Arthur Pearson (11 February 1896 – 11 February 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Born and raised in Hawthorn, Pearson was the youngest of the seven boys born to Nathaniel Knight Pearson and Jane Malcolm.
Pearson commenced his career with Hawthorn Juniors and joined Hawthorn for the 1922 season,[3] playing almost every game over the next three years. He stayed with the club when they entered the VFL in 1925 and played six matches, including being one of the better players in Hawthorn's first ever VFL match.[4] He retired at the end of the 1925 VFL season.
Arthur Pearson never married and worked as an engineer after his football career. He died in 1963.
Notes[]
- ^ Gordon, Harry & Michael (2009). One For All: the story of the Hawthorn Football Club. ISBN 978-1-921332-83-8.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "GEELONG'S FIRST GAME". The Argus. Melbourne. 8 May 1922. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "HAWTHORN'S INITIAL EFFORT". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 May 1925. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
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- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
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- Hawthorn Football Club players
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