SHERIDAN DICTATES

 

PLAYER RECORD:

JOHN PEARSON

FACTFILE
Date of birth:1st September 1963
Date signed:January 1987
Signed from:Charlton Athletic
Debut:24th January 1987 vs Blackburn Rovers (H)
Last game:23rd March 1991 vs Crystal Palace (H)
Date left:July 1991
Signed for:Barnsley

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Sheffield Wednesday
Charlton Athletic
Rotherham United (on loan from Leeds)
Barnsley
Hull City (loan)
Carlisle United
Mansfield Town
Cardiff City
Merthyr Tydfil

JOHN PEARSON'S LEEDS UNITED APPEARANCE & GOAL STATISTICS 

League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Season
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
1986-87
18(0)
0
4
4(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
4(0)
0
0
26(0)
0
4
1987-88
21(7)
3
6
0(0)
0
0
2(0)
1
0
0(1)
0
0
23(8)
4
6
1988-89
6(27)
4
1
0(1)
0
0
1(1)
1
0
0(1)
0
0
7(30)
5
1
1989-90
2(5)
2
0
0(1)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
1(1)
0
0
3(7)
2
0
1990-91
4(9)
5
1
1(3)
0
0
2(3)
2
0
1(0)
0
0
8(15)
7
1
Total
51(48)
14
12
5(5)
0
0
5(4)
4
0
6(3)
0
0
67(60)
18
12

JOHN PEARSON'S LEEDS UNITED GAME BY GAME RECORD
App No.DateCompetitionOppositionVenueScore RoleGoalsGoal TallyInformation
1(0)/0 24/1/1987 Division Two Blackburn Rovers Home D 0-0 started
2(0)/0 3/2/1987 FAC 4 Swindon Town Away W 2-1 started
3(0)/0 7/2/1987 Division Two Sheffield Utd Away D 0-0 started
4(0)/0 14/2/1987 Division Two Barnsley Home D 2-2 started
5(0)/0 21/2/1987 FAC 5 Queens Park Rangers Home W 2-1 started
6(0)/0 28/2/1987 Division Two Bradford City Home W 1-0 started
7(0)/0 7/3/1987 Division Two Grimsby Town Home W 2-0 started
8(0)/0 10/3/1987 Division Two Portsmouth Away D 1-1 started
9(0)/0 15/3/1987 FAC 6 Wigan Athletic Away W 2-0 started
10(0)/0 21/3/1987 Division Two Crystal Palace Away L 0-1 started
11(0)/0 28/3/1987 Division Two Plymouth Argyle Home W 4-0 started
12(0)/0 4/4/1987 Division Two Millwall Home W 2-0 started
13(0)/0 8/4/1987 Division Two Hull City Away D 0-0 started
14(0)/0 12/4/1987 FAC SF Coventry City Neutral L 2-3 started
15(0)/0 14/4/1987 Division Two Shrewsbury Town Away W 2-0 started
1
1/12
16(0)/0 18/4/1987 Division Two Ipswich Town Home W 3-2 started
17(0)/0 20/4/1987 Division Two Sunderland Away D 1-1 started
1
2/12
18(0)/0 22/4/1987 Division Two Reading Away L 1-2 started
1
3/12
19(0)/0 25/4/1987 Division Two Birmingham City Home W 4-0 started
20(0)/0 2/5/1987 Division Two Derby County Away L 1-2 started
21(0)/0 4/5/1987 Division Two West Bromwich Albion Home W 3-2 started
22(0)/0 9/5/1987 Division Two Brighton & Hove Albion Away W 1-0 started
Replaced by Keith Edwards
23(0)/0 14/5/1987 PO SF, 1st leg Oldham Athletic Home W 1-0 started
24(0)/0 17/5/1987 PO SF, 2nd leg Oldham Athletic Away L 1-2 started
25(0)/0 23/5/1987 PO Final, 1st leg Charlton Athletic Away L 0-1 started
Replaced by Andy Ritchie
26(0)/0 29/5/1987 PO Final, rep Charlton Athletic Neutral L 1-2 started
27(0)/0 16/8/1987 Division Two Barnsley Away D 1-1 started
28(0)/0 19/8/1987 Division Two Leicester City Home W 1-0 started
29(0)/0 22/8/1987 Division Two Reading Home D 0-0 started
Replaced by John Buckley
30(0)/0 29/8/1987 Division Two Bradford City Away D 0-0 started
30(1)/0 31/8/1987 Division Two West Bromwich Albion Home W 1-0 sub
Replaced Keith Edwards
30(2)/0 5/9/1987 Division Two Ipswich Town Away L 0-1 sub
Replaced Bob Taylor
31(2)/0 12/9/1987 Division Two Hull City Home L 0-2 started
32(2)/0 15/9/1987 Division Two Huddersfield Town Away D 0-0 started
33(2)/0 19/9/1987 Division Two Middlesbrough Away L 0-2 started
34(2)/0 23/9/1987 LC 2, 1st leg York City Home D 1-1 started
Replaced by Peter Mumby
34(3)/0 26/9/1987 Division Two Manchester City Home W 2-0 sub
Replaced Jim Melrose
34(4)/0 30/9/1987 Division Two Stoke City Home D 0-0 sub
Replaced Jim Melrose
35(4)/0 3/10/1987 Division Two Blackburn Rovers Away D 1-1 started
36(4)/0 6/10/1987 LC 2, 2nd leg York City Away W 4-0 started
Replaced by Peter Mumby
37(4)/0 17/10/1987 Division Two Plymouth Argyle Away L 3-6 started
Replaced by Peter Swan
38(4)/0 20/10/1987 Division Two Oldham Athletic Away D 1-1 started
Replaced by Peter Swan
38(4)/1 28/10/1987 LC 3 Oldham Athletic Home D 2-2 sub
Unused sub
38(4)/2 31/10/1987 Division Two Sheffield United Away D 2-2 sub
Unused sub
38(4)/3 7/11/1987 Division Two Shrewsbury Town Home W 2-1 sub
Unused sub
39(4)/3 14/11/1987 Division Two Millwall Away L 1-3 started
39(5)/3 8/12/1987 SC 2 Millwall Away L 0-2 sub
Replaced John Stiles
39(5)/4 12/12/1987 Division Two Reading Away W 1-0 sub
Unused sub
40(5)/4 30/1/1988 Division Two West Bromwich Albion Away W 4-1 started
1
5/12
41(5)/4 6/2/1988 Division Two Ipswich Town Home W 1-0 started
1
6/12
42(5)/4 13/2/1988 Division Two Leicester City Away L 2-3 started
43(5)/4 23/2/1988 Division Two Stoke City Away L 1-2 started
1
7/12
44(5)/4 27/2/1988 Division Two Blackburn Rovers Home D 2-2 started
44(5)/4 5/3/1988 Division Two Plymouth Argyle Home W 1-0 started
45(5)/4 12/3/1988 Division Two Aston Villa Away W 2-1 started
46(5)/4 19/3/1988 Division Two Sheffield United Home W 5-0 started
3
10/12
47(5)/4 26/3/1988 Division Two AFC Bournemouth Away D 0-0 started
48(5)/4 2/4/1988 Division Two Shrewsbury Town Away L 0-1 started
Replaced by David Batty
48(6)/4 6/4/1988 Division Two Millwall Home L 1-2 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
48(7)/4 30/4/1988 Division Two Swindon Town Away W 2-1 sub
Replaced Bob Taylor
48(8)/4 2/5/1988 Division Two Crystal Palace Home W 1-0 sub
Replaced John Stiles
49(8)/4 27/8/1988 Division Two Oxford United Home D 1-1 started
Replaced by Bobby Davison
50(8)/4 3/9/1988 Division Two Portsmouth Away L 0-4 started
50(9)/4 10/9/1988 Division Two Manchester City Home D 1-1 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
50(10)/4 17/9/1988 Division Two AFC Bournemouth Away D 0-0 sub
Replaced Bob Taylor
50(10)/5 21/9/1988 Division Two Barnsley Home W 2-0 sub
Unused sub
50(11)/5 24/9/1988 Division Two Chelsea Home L 0-2 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
51(11)/5 27/9/1988 LC 2, 1st leg Peterborough United Away W 2-1 started
52(11)/5 1/10/1988 Division Two Brighton & Hove Albion Away L 1-2 started
52(12)/5 4/10/1988 Division Two Sunderland Away L 1-2 sub
Replaced Ian Baird
52(13)/5 8/10/1988 Division Two Watford Home L 0-1 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(14)/5 12/10/1988 LC 2, 2nd leg Peterborough United Home W 3-1 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(15)/5 16/10/1988 Division Two Swindon Town Away D 0-0 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(16)/5 22/10/1988 Division Two Leicester City Home D 1-1 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(17)/5 26/10/1988 Division Two Bradford City Away D 1-1 sub
Replaced Ian Baird
52(18)/5 29/10/1988 Division Two Hull City Home W 2-1 started
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(18)/6 2/11/1988 LC 3 Luton Town Home L 0-2 sub
Unused sub
52(19)/6 5/11/1988 Division Two Ipswich Town Away W 1-0 sub
Replaced John Sheridan
52(20)/6 12/11/1988 Division Two West Bromwich Albion Home W 2-1 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(21)/6 19/11/1988 Division Two Oldham Athletic Away D 2-2 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(22)/6 29/11/1988 SC 2 Millwall Away L 0-2 sub
Replaced Vince Hilaire
52(23)/6 26/12/1988 Division Two Blackburn Rovers Home W 2-0 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(24)/6 31/12/1988 Division Two Plymouth Argyle Home W 2-0 started
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(25)/6 2/1/1989 Division Two Manchester City Away D 0-0 sub
Replaced Ian Baird
52(26)/6 7/11/1989 FAC 3 Brighton & Hove Albion Away W 2-1 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(27)/6 14/1/1989 Division Two Birmingham City Home W 1-0 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(28)/6 21/1/1989 Division Two Oxford United Away L 2-3 sub
Replaced Ian Baird
52(28)/7 4/2/1989 Division Two Sunderland Home W 2-0 sub
Unused sub
52(29)/7 11/2/1989 Division Two Watford Away D 1-1 sub
1
11/12
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(30)/7 18/2/1989 Division Two Leicester City Away W 2-1 sub
Replaced Ian Baird
52(31)/7 25/2/1989 Division Two Swindon Town Home D 0-0 sub
Replaced Ian Baird
52(31)/8 1/3/1989 Division Two Bradford City Home D 3-3 sub
Unused sub
52(32)/8 5/3/1989 Division Two West Bromwich Albion Away L 1-2 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(33)/8 11/3/1989 Division Two Ipswich Town Home L 2-4 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
52(34)/8 14/3/1989 Division Two Hull City Away W 2-1 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
53(34)/8 19/3/1989 Division Two Barnsley Away D 2-2 started
53(35)/8 25/3/1989 Division Two Portsmouth Home W 1-0 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
54(35)/8 27/3/1989 Division Two Blackburn Rovers Away L 0-2 started
54(35)/9 1/4/1989 Division Two AFC Bournemouth Home W 3-0 sub
Unused sub
54(36)/9 5/4/1989 Division Two Crystal Palace Home L 1-2 sub
Replaced Vince Hilaire
54(37)/9 9/4/1989 Division Two Plymouth Argyle Away L 0-1 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
55(37)/9 15/4/1989 Division Two Brighton & Hove Albion Home W 1-0 started
55(38)/9 22/4/1989 Division Two Chelsea Away L 0-1 sub
Replaced Dylan Kerr
Two minutes after replacing Dylan Kerr, John Pearson left the field through injury and Leeds played on with ten men
55(38)/10 2/9/1989 Division Two Stoke City Away D 1-1 sub
Unused sub
56(38)/10 9/12/1989 Division Two Middlesbrough Away W 2-0 started
57(38)/10 16/12/1989 Division Two Brighton & Hove Albion Home W 3-0 started
58(38)/10 19/12/1989 ZDSC 3 Stoke City Away D 2-2 started
Replaced by Carl Shutt
58(38)/11 26/12/1989 Division Two Sheffield United Away D 2-2 sub
Unused sub
58(39)/11 30/12/1989 Division Two Barnsley Away L 0-1 sub
Replaced John Hendrie
58(40)/11 1/1/1990 Division Two Oldham Athletic Home D 1-1 sub
Replaced Ian Baird
58(41)/11 6/1/1990 FAC 3 Ipswich Town Home L 0-1 sub
Replaced Ian Baird
58(42)/11 17/1/1990 ZDSC 4 Aston Villa Away L 0-2 sub
Replaced John Hendrie
58(43)/11 20/1/1990 Division Two Stoke City Home W 2-0 sub
Replaced Bobby Davison
58(44)/11 4/2/1990 Division Two Swindon Town Away L 2-3 sub
Replaced Mike Whitlow
58(45)/11 25/4/1990 Division Two Barnsley Home L 1-2 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
58(46)/11 23/9/1990 Division One Sheffield United Away W 2-0 sub
1
12/12
Replaced Imre Varadi
58(47)/11 26/9/1990 LC 2, 1st leg Leicester City Away L 0-1 sub
Replaced Imre Varadi
59(47)/11 29/9/1990 Division One Arsenal Home D 2-2 started
60(47)/11 6/10/1990 Division One Crystal Palace Away D 1-1 started
61(47)/11 10/10/1990 LC 2, 2nd leg Leicester City Home W 3-0 started
Replaced by Carl Shutt
62(47)/11 20/10/1990 Division One Queens Park Rangers Away L 2-3 started
Replaced by Carl Shutt
63(47)/11 27/10/1990 Division One Aston Villa Away D 0-0 started
64(47)/11 31/10/1990 LC 3 Oldham Athletic Home W 2-0 started
64(48)/11 11/11/1990 Division One Manchester City Away W 3-2 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
65(48)/12 17/11/1990 Division One Derby County Home W 3-0 sub
Unused sub
65(49)/12 24/11/1990 Division One Coventry City Away D 1-1 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
65(49)/13 27/11/1990 LC 4 Queens Park Rangers Away W 3-0 sub
Unused sub
65(50)/13 1/12/1990 Division One Southampton Home W 2-1 sub
Replaced Lee Chapman
65(50)/14 8/12/1990 Division One Manchester United Away D 1-1 sub
Unused sub
65(50)/15 16/12/1990 Division One Everton Home W 2-0 sub
Unused sub
66(50)/15 19/12/1990 ZDSC 1 Wolverhampton W Away W 2-1 started
66(50)/16 23/12/1990 Division One Sunderland Away W 1-0 sub
Unused sub
66(50)/17 26/12/1990 Division One Chelsea Home W 4-1 sub
Unused sub
66(51)/17 29/12/1990 Division One Wimbledon Home W 3-0 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
66(52)/17 1/1/1991 Division One Liverpool Away L 0-3 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
66(53)/17 6/1/1991 FAC 3 Barnsley Away D 1-1 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
66(54)/17 9/1/1991 FAC 3, rep Barnsley Home W 4-0 sub
Replaced Lee Chapman
66(55)/17 12/1/1991 Division One Norwich City Away L 0-2 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
66(56)/17 16/1/1991 LC 5 Aston Villa Home W 4-1 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
66(57)/17 27/1/1991 FAC 4 Arsenal Away D 0-0 sub
Replaced Carl Shutt
67(57)/17 30/1/1991 FAC 4, rep Arsenal Home D 1-1 started
67(58)/17 2/2/1991 Division One Tottenham Hotspur Away D 0-0 sub
Replaced Lee Chapman
*After coming on as a sub, John Pearson was himself substituted and replaced by Glynn Snodin
67(58)/18 10/2/1991 LC SF, 1st leg Manchester United Away L 1-2 sub
Unused sub
67(59)/18 24/2/1991 LC SF, 2nd leg Manchester United Home L 0-1 sub
Replaced Peter Haddock
67(60)/18 23/3/1991 Division One Crystal Palace Home L 1-2 sub
Replaced Gary McAllister

JOHN PEARSON'S APPEARANCE & GOAL STATISTICS AGAINST LEEDS UNITED
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Club
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Apps
U/S
Gls
Sheffield Wednesday
2(0)
2
1
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
2(0)
2
1
Charlton Athletic
2(0)
0
1
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
2(0)
0
1
Total
4(0)
2
2
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
0(0)
0
0
4(0)
2
2

JOHN PEARSON'S GAME BY GAME RECORD AGAINST LEEDS UNITED
App No.DateCompetitionPlayed forVenueScore Role
Goals
Goal Tally
Information
1(0)/0 11/9/1982 Division Two Sheffield Wednesday Home L 2-3 started
1(0)/1 27/4/1983 Division Two Sheffield Wednesday Away W 2-1 sub
Unused sub
2(0)/1 8/10/1983 Division Two Sheffield Wednesday Home W 3-1 started
1
1/2
2(0)/2 31/3/1984 Division Two Sheffield Wednesday Away D 1-1 sub
Unused sub
3(0)/2 31/8/1985 Division Two Charlton Athletic Away W 2-1 started
4(0)/2 18/1/1986 Division Two Charlton Athletic Home W 4-0 started
1
2/2