Hubert Pearson

Hubert Pearson
Personal information
Full name	Hubert Pryer Pearson
Date of birth	15 May 1886
Place of birth	, Tamworth, England
Date of death	October 1955 (aged 69)
Place of death	Tamworth, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Kettlebrook Oakfield
	Tamworth Castle
	Tamworth Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
1907–1925	West Bromwich Albion
National team
	Football League
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Career[]

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

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

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

^ Hawthorne (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. West Bromwich Albion". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.
^ "1912". FA Cup Finals. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 205. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
^ "20 Things you never knew about WBA". Baggies.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
^ "Getting Personal". Goalkeepers Are Different. Retrieved 24 October 2009.

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