Graham Pearce (English footballer)
Graham Pearce (born 8 July 1959) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton and Hove Albion, Gillingham, Brentford and Maidstone United.[3][4] He played for Brighton in the 1983 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.[5] He also played in the Football Conference for Barnet and was player-manager of Isthmian League clubs Enfield and Molesey.[3][6][7] He returned to Brentford to serve as first team coach and reserve team coach in the early 1990s.[8] His other coaching roles include Assistant Community Development Officer at Wimbledon, Kingston University and Sunday League club Brentford Athletic.[7]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Graham Charles Pearce[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 July 1959||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1976 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1979 | Hillingdon Borough | 72 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Barnet[lower-alpha 1] | 79 | (4) |
1982–1986 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 88 | (2) |
1986–1988 | Gillingham | 65 | (0) |
1989 | Brentford | 18 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Maidstone United | 27 | (0) |
1990–1992 | Enfield | 62 | (3) |
1992–1993 | Basingstoke Town | 20 | (0) |
1993–1995 | Kingstonian | 38 | (1) |
1995–1997 | Harrow Borough | 42 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Molesey | 20 | (0) |
Corinthian-Casuals | |||
Total | 4 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
1990–1994 | Brentford Reserves | ||
1992–1994 | Enfield (player-manager) | ||
1997–1998 | Molesey (player-manager) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Personal life
Pearce was born in Hammersmith, London.[2] Since 1999, he has been a physical education teacher at Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton, south London.[9]
Notes
- Barnet infobox statistics include appearances and goals in Football Conference only.
References
- "Graham Pearce". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 340. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
- "Graham Pearce". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 122. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- Fort, Didier (15 February 2006). "England – FA Cup Finals 1946–2000". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 67, 74. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
- Griffin Gazette versus AFC Bournemouth 04/05/96. Poole: Quay Design of Poole. 1996. p. 13.
- Cheung, Kuen-Wah. "Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford five-a-side team". www.seagulls.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "Staff". Homefield Preparatory School. Retrieved 23 June 2012.