Albert Victor Pearson (6 September 1892 – 24 January 1975) was an English

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who played as a

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for Sheffield United,

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, Stockport County and Ashton National Gas. His son-in-law, George Heppell, and great-great-grandson, Tom Conlon, also played for Port Vale.

Career

Pearson played for Hebburn Argyle and Sheffield United before joining

in the summer of 1914. He was a first-team regular during the war years and was a member of the side that won the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1915. The club went into abeyance due to war concerns during the 1915–16 and 1916–17 seasons, but he continued his first-team duties at

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upon the club's re-forming. He was sold to First Division side

in January 1919, however, Sheffield received some of the fee as they claimed he was still on their books, despite him leaving them five years previous. He missed only nine games in his second season for the "Reds", but fell out of favour at

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the next season. He went back to Port Vale in May 1921 and regained his first-team place, and played 19

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games before he picked up an injury in February 1922 and was released at the end of the season. He moved on to

, Stockport County and Ashton National Gas.

Personal life

His son-in-law, George Heppell, played for Port Vale between 1937 and 1952, whilst his great-great-grandson, Tom Conlon, joined the club in 2018.

Career statistics

Source:

Honours

Port Vale *North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup: 1915

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearson, Albert Sportspeople from Tynemouth Footballers from Tyne and Wear English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sheffield United F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Llanelli Town A.F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Ashton National F.C. players English Football League players 1892 births 1975 deaths