Joseph Pearson (born 1868) was an English

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who played as a midfielder. Pearson did not make his league debut until his second season (1889–90) at

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. However, he was selected to play

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in their 3

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ties in the 1888–1889 season. In the first 2 ties against

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and West Manchester, Pearson was part of a midfield that helped to achieve 2 clean-sheets, but Bolton were unable to score as both games ended 0–0. However, on 17 November 1888. Pearson and his team were well beaten by Irish club, Linfield Athletic, with the final score being 4–0 to Linfield. He played one league match for

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on 3 September 1892 against Higher Walton in the 1892–93 season.

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1868 births English men's footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Year of death missing Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Lancashire {{England-footy-midfielder-1860s-stub