FACTFILE
| Date of birth: | 1st September 1963 |
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| 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 |
HE WORE THE WHITE SHIRT
ALSO ON THE BOOKS AT
| Sheffield Wednesday |
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| 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
| Season | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1986-87 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1987-88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988-89 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1989-90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1990-91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total |
JOHN PEARSON'S LEEDS UNITED GAME BY GAME RECORD
| App No. | Date | Competition | Opposition | Venue | Score | Role | Goals | Goal Tally | Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 18(0)/0 | 22/4/1987 | Division Two | Reading | Away | L | 1-2 | started | |||
| 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 | |||
| 41(5)/4 | 6/2/1988 | Division Two | Ipswich Town | Home | W | 1-0 | started | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 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 | 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
| Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total |
JOHN PEARSON'S GAME BY GAME RECORD AGAINST LEEDS UNITED
| App No. | Date | Competition | Played for | Venue | Score | Role | 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 | |||
| 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 |