Mark Pearson

Position: forward

England

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	37	24	5	8	90	49	+41	64.86
A	42	12	10	20	69	93	-24	28.57
N	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0.00
TOTALS	80	36	16	28	161	144	+17	45.00

Name: Mark Pearson

Birthdate: 28-10-1939

Age: 86

Birthplace: Ridgeway, Derbyshire, England

Height: 5' 6" (1.68m)

Weight: 10st 7lbs (66.68kg)

Years at Club: 1957-1964

Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 07/1955. Signed Professional: 05/1957

Previous Clubs:

Debut: 19/02/1958 v Sheffield Wednesday (H) 3-0 (FA Cup 5th Round)

Farewell: Transferred to Sheffield Wednesday, 10/1963, £17,000

Passed Away: 02/09/2023

Biography



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1957-1958	0	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
2.	1958-1959	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
3.	1959-1960	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10
4.	1960-1961	7	27	1	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	33
5.	1961-1962	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17
6.	1962-1963	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTALS		12	68	1	3	1	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	80

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	Birmingham City	2	1
2.	Blackburn Rovers	2	1
3.	Arsenal	1	1
4.	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1
5.	Aston Villa	1	1
6.	Chelsea	1	1
7.	Exeter City	1	1
8.	Manchester City	1	1
9.	Blackpool	1	1
10.	West Bromwich Albion	1	1
11.	Fulham	1	1
12.	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1

No	Opponent

1.	Sheffield Wednesday	5	1
2.	Nottingham Forest	5	0
3.	West Bromwich Albion	5	1
4.	Burnley	5	0
5.	Fulham	5	1
6.	Aston Villa	5	1
7.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	0
8.	Blackpool	4	1
9.	Chelsea	4	1
10.	Tottenham Hotspur	3	1
11.	Birmingham City	3	2
12.	Arsenal	3	1
13.	Everton	3	0
14.	Blackburn Rovers	3	2
15.	Manchester City	3	1
16.	AC Milan	2	0
17.	Bolton Wanderers	2	0
18.	Exeter City	2	1
19.	Preston North End	2	0
20.	Cardiff City	2	0
21.	Sheffield United	2	0
22.	Sunderland	1	0
23.	Portsmouth	1	0
24.	Luton Town	1	0
25.	Bradford City	1	0
26.	Middlesbrough	1	0
27.	Leicester City	1	0
28.	Newcastle United	1	0
29.	West Ham United	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Catterick, Harry	6
2.	Potts, Harry	5
3.	Cullis, Stan	4
4.	Mercer, Joe	4
5.	Suart, Ron	4
6.	Jezzard, Bedford	4
7.	Drake, Ted	4
8.	Walker, Billy	3
9.	Buckingham, Vic	3
10.	Swindin, George	3
11.	Marshall, Jack	3
12.	McDowall, Les	3
13.	Viani, Giuseppe	2
14.	Clark, Gordon	2
15.	Ridding, Bill	2
16.	Wilson, Glen	2
17.	Beattie, Andy	2
18.	Merrick, Gil	2
19.	Britton, Cliff	2
20.	Nicholson, Bill	2
21.	Jones, Bill	2
22.	Harris, John	2
23.	Taylor, Eric	1
24.	Livingstone, Doug	1
25.	Houghton, Eric	1
26.	Brown, Alan	1
27.	Anderson, Jimmy	1
28.	Lever, Eddie	1
29.	Turner, Arthur	1
30.	Luton Town Committee	1
31.	Carey, Johnny	1
32.	Jackson, Peter	1
33.	Dennison, Bob	1
34.	Gillies, Matt	1
35.	Mitten, Charlie	1
36.	Greenwood, Ron	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Busby, Matt	66
2.	Murphy, Jimmy	14

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	37
2.	Villa Park	4
3.	Craven Cottage	3
4.	Hillsborough	3
5.	Molineux	3
6.	Turf Moor	3
7.	Bloomfield Road	2
8.	City Ground, Nottingham	2
9.	Ewood Park	2
10.	Stamford Bridge	2
11.	The Hawthorns	2
12.	Boleyn Ground	1
13.	Bramall Lane	1
14.	Deepdale	1
15.	Filbert Street	1
16.	Fratton Park	1
17.	Goodison Park	1
18.	Highbury	1
19.	Kenilworth Road	1
20.	Maine Road	1
21.	Ninian Park	1
22.	Roker Park	1
23.	St Andrews	1
24.	St James Park, Exeter	1
25.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
26.	Stadio San Siro	1
27.	Valley Parade	1
28.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	68
2.	FA Cup	7
3.	League Cup	3
4.	European Cup	2

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Sheffield Wednesday	5
2.	Nottingham Forest	5
3.	West Bromwich Albion	5
4.	Burnley	5
5.	Fulham	5
6.	Aston Villa	5
7.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4
8.	Blackpool	4
9.	Chelsea	4
10.	Tottenham Hotspur	3
11.	Birmingham City	3
12.	Arsenal	3
13.	Everton	3
14.	Blackburn Rovers	3
15.	Manchester City	3
16.	AC Milan	2
17.	Bolton Wanderers	2
18.	Exeter City	2
19.	Preston North End	2
20.	Cardiff City	2
21.	Sheffield United	2
22.	Sunderland	1
23.	Portsmouth	1
24.	Luton Town	1
25.	Bradford City	1
26.	Middlesbrough	1
27.	Leicester City	1
28.	Newcastle United	1
29.	West Ham United	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	76
2.	Italy	2
3.	Wales	2

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

15-03-1958

Burnley

League Division One

All Matches played

No	Date	Comp	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	19-02-1958	FAC	Sheffield Wednesday	W	3-0	H	0	Shay Brennan 27', 70', Alex Dawson 85'
2.	22-02-1958	Div 1	Nottingham Forest	D	1-1	H	0	Alex Dawson 75'	Stuart Imlach 31'
3.	01-03-1958	FAC	West Bromwich Albion	D	2-2	A	0	Ernie Taylor 6', Alex Dawson 44'	Ronnie Allen 12', Roy Hrobin 86'
4.	05-03-1958	FAC	West Bromwich Albion	W	1-0	H	0	Colin Webster 89'
5.	08-03-1958	Div 1	West Bromwich Albion	L	0-4	H	0		Ronnie Allen 8', 81', Ian Greaves 35' (o.g), Derek Kevan 65'
6.	15-03-1958	Div 1	Burnley	L	0-3	A	0		Jimmy McIlroy 48', Alan Shackleton 70', Albert Cheesebrough 71'
7.	22-03-1958	FAC	Fulham	D	2-2	N	0	Bobby Charlton 11', 43'	Arthur Stevens 13', Jimmy Hill 38'
8.	31-03-1958	Div 1	Aston Villa	L	2-3	A	0	Colin Webster 13', Alex Dawson 75'	William Myerscough 35', Gerald Hitchens 65', John Sewell 90'
9.	07-04-1958	Div 1	Sunderland	W	2-1	A	0	Colin Webster 41', 65'	Ambrose Fogarty 17'
10.	12-04-1958	Div 1	Tottenham Hotspur	L	0-1	A	0		Tommy Harmer 42' (pen)
11.	16-04-1958	Div 1	Portsmouth	D	3-3	A	0	Colin Webster 19', Ernie Taylor 20', Alex Dawson 84'	Alex Govan 61', Derek Dougan 70', Peter Harris 90'
12.	19-04-1958	Div 1	Birmingham City	L	0-2	H	0		Harry Hooper 2', Ken Green 26'
13.	08-05-1958	EC/UCL	AC Milan	W	2-1	H	0	Dennis Viollet 39', Ernie Taylor 80' (pen)	Juan Schiaffino 24'
14.	14-05-1958	EC/UCL	AC Milan	L	0-4	A	0		Juan Schiaffino 3', 77', Nils Liedholm 52' (pen), Giancarlo Danova 67'
15.	04-10-1958	Div 1	Wolves	L	0-4	A	0		Robert Mason 10', Jimmy Murray 67', 89', Jimmy Mullen 74'
16.	26-12-1958	Div 1	Aston Villa	W	2-1	H	0	Albert Quixall 20', Dennis Viollet 73'	William Myerscough 40'
17.	27-12-1958	Div 1	Aston Villa	W	2-0	A	1	Dennis Viollet 72', Mark Pearson 84'
18.	11-04-1959	Div 1	Luton Town	D	0-0	A	0
19.	17-10-1959	Div 1	Wolves	L	2-3	A	0	Eddie Stuart (o.g.) 66', Dennis Viollet 78'	Jimmy Murray 59', 71', Peter Broadbent 62'
20.	05-12-1959	Div 1	Blackpool	W	3-1	H	1	Mark Pearson 37', Dennis Viollet 49', 73'	Arthur Kaye 47'
21.	12-12-1959	Div 1	Nottingham Forest	W	5-1	A	0	Alex Dawson 26', Dennis Viollet 43', 75', 81', Albert Scanlon 72'	Tom Wilson 12'
22.	19-12-1959	Div 1	West Bromwich Albion	L	2-3	H	0	Alex Dawson 8', Albert Quixall 66' (pen)	Derek Hogg 39', Ronnie Allen 57', David Burnside 74'
23.	19-03-1960	Div 1	Nottingham Forest	W	3-1	H	0	Alex Dawson 26', Bobby Charlton 47', 51'	Shay Brennan 49' (o.g.)
24.	26-03-1960	Div 1	Fulham	W	5-0	A	1	Dennis Viollet 19', 23', Johnny Giles 77', Mark Pearson 82', Alex Dawson 88'
25.	30-03-1960	Div 1	Sheffield Wednesday	L	2-4	A	0	Dennis Viollet 52', Bobby Charlton 89'	William Griffin 35', 88', John Fantham 65', Derek Wilkinson 78'
26.	02-04-1960	Div 1	Bolton Wanderers	W	2-0	H	0	Bobby Charlton 42', 88'
27.	23-04-1960	Div 1	Arsenal	L	2-5	A	1	Mark Pearson 12', Johnny Giles 44'	Danny Clapton 7', Jimmy Bloomfield 16', 67', 79', Gerry Ward 88'
28.	30-04-1960	Div 1	Everton	W	5-0	H	0	Alex Dawson 67', 75', 89', Warren Bradley 73', Albert Quixall 86'
29.	15-10-1960	Div 1	Burnley	L	3-5	A	0	Dennis Viollet 30', 40', 80'	Ray Pointer 10', *John Connolly 33', 48', Walter Joyce 37', Jimmy McIlroy 84'
30.	19-10-1960	LC	Exeter City	D	1-1	A	0	Alex Dawson 78'	Graham Rees 15'
31.	24-10-1960	Div 1	Nottingham Forest	W	2-1	H	0	Dennis Viollet 44', 59'	Colin Booth 8'
32.	26-10-1960	LC	Exeter City	W	4-1	H	1	Albert Quixall 7', 85' (pen), Johnny Giles 25', Mark Pearson 31'	Jimmy Thompson 14' (pen)
33.	02-11-1960	LC	Bradford City	L	1-2	A	0	Dennis Viollet 25'	Gerry Smith 55', Bobby Webb 57'
34.	12-11-1960	Div 1	Birmingham City	L	1-3	A	0	Bobby Charlton 81'	Richard Neal 13', Johnny Gordon 72', Brian Taylor 75'
35.	03-12-1960	Div 1	Preston North End	W	1-0	H	0	Alex Dawson 60'
36.	10-12-1960	Div 1	Fulham	D	4-4	A	0	Bobby Charlton 4', Albert Quixall 8' (pen), 56', Alex Dawson 47'	Stan Brown 38', 42', Alan Mullery 45', Pat O'Connell 63'
37.	17-12-1960	Div 1	Blackburn Rovers	W	2-1	A	2	Mark Pearson 12', 23'	Ally MacLeod 35'
38.	24-12-1960	Div 1	Chelsea	W	2-1	A	0	Bobby Charlton 49', Alex Dawson 67'	Peter Brabrook 90'
39.	26-12-1960	Div 1	Chelsea	W	6-0	H	0	Alex Dawson ??', ??', ??', James Nicholson ??', ??', Bobby Charlton ??'
40.	31-12-1960	Div 1	Manchester City	W	5-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 5', 48', Alex Dawson 19', 44', 65'	Colin Barlow 16'
41.	07-01-1961	FAC	Middlesbrough	W	3-0	H	0	Noel Cantwell 25', Alex Dawson 77', 84'
42.	16-01-1961	Div 1	Tottenham Hotspur	W	2-0	H	1	Nobby Stiles 14', Mark Pearson 73'
43.	21-01-1961	Div 1	Leicester City	L	0-6	A	0		Jimmy Walsh 21', 51', Ken Keyworth 31', 70, Gordon Willis 76', Howard Riley 85' (pen)
44.	28-01-1961	FAC	Sheffield Wednesday	D	1-1	A	0	Noel Cantwell 43' (pen)	Derek Wilkinson 14'
45.	01-02-1961	FAC	Sheffield Wednesday	L	2-7	H	1	Mark Pearson 4', Alex Dawson 60'	John Fantham 2', 52', Alan Finney 30', 80', Keith Ellis 32', 38', 64'
46.	04-02-1961	Div 1	Aston Villa	D	1-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 85'	Bobby Thomson 47'
47.	11-02-1961	Div 1	Wolves	L	1-2	A	0	James Nicholson 68'	Norman Deeley 8', Ron Flowers 53'
48.	18-02-1961	Div 1	Bolton Wanderers	W	3-1	H	0	Alex Dawson 58', 79', Albert Quixall 70' (pen)	Billy McAdams 18'
49.	25-02-1961	Div 1	Nottingham Forest	L	2-3	A	0	Bobby Charlton 10', Albert Quixall 48'	John Rowland 24', Colin Booth 84', Colin Addison 85'
50.	04-03-1961	Div 1	Manchester City	W	3-1	A	1	Alex Dawson 18', Bobby Charlton 28', Mark Pearson 69'	David Wagstaffe 62'
51.	11-03-1961	Div 1	Newcastle United	D	1-1	A	0	Bobby Charlton 4'	*Albert Scanlon 7'
52.	18-03-1961	Div 1	Arsenal	D	1-1	H	0	Ian Moir 11'	Mel Charles 17'
53.	25-03-1961	Div 1	Sheffield Wednesday	L	1-5	A	0	Bobby Charlton 89'	Noel Cantwell 4' (o.g.), Gerry Young 14', 52', 65', Bobby Craig 72'
54.	31-03-1961	Div 1	Blackpool	L	0-2	A	0		Brian Peterson 32', Nobby Stiles 71' (o.g.)
55.	01-04-1961	Div 1	Fulham	W	3-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 44', Dennis Viollet 66', Albert Quixall 73'	Pat O'Connell 9'
56.	03-04-1961	Div 1	Blackpool	W	2-0	H	0	James Nicholson 1', Peter Hauser 42' (o.g.)
57.	08-04-1961	Div 1	West Bromwich Albion	D	1-1	A	1	Mark Pearson 48'	Don Howe 79'
58.	12-04-1961	Div 1	Burnley	W	6-0	H	0	Dennis Viollet 30', 55', 82', Albert Quixall 43', 61', 75'
59.	15-04-1961	Div 1	Birmingham City	W	4-1	H	2	Mark Pearson 16', 64', Albert Quixall 25' (pen), Dennis Viollet 58'	Bill Foulkes 4' (o.g.)
60.	22-04-1961	Div 1	Preston North End	W	4-2	A	0	Bobby Charlton 18', 87', Maurice Setters 20', 44'	Peter Thompson 28', Garbutt Richardson 32'
61.	29-04-1961	Div 1	Cardiff City	D	3-3	H	0	Bobby Charlton 19', 35', Maurice Setters 31'	Derek Tapscott 29', Derek Hogg 53' (pen), 74'
62.	19-08-1961	Div 1	West Ham United	D	1-1	A	0	Nobby Stiles 18'	John Dick 37'
63.	23-08-1961	Div 1	Chelsea	W	3-2	H	1	David Herd 14', Dennis Viollet 25', Mark Pearson 75'	Bobby Tambling 67', 89'
64.	26-08-1961	Div 1	Blackburn Rovers	W	6-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 3', Albert Quixall 58' (pen), 59', David Herd 74', 78', Maurice Setters 87'	John Bray 48'
65.	30-08-1961	Div 1	Chelsea	L	0-2	A	0		Bobby Tambling 38', Barry Bridges 70'
66.	02-09-1961	Div 1	Blackpool	W	3-2	A	0	Dennis Viollet 3', 74', Bobby Charlton 22'	Ray Charnley 26', 39' (pen)
67.	09-09-1961	Div 1	Tottenham Hotspur	W	1-0	H	0	Albert Quixall 67'
68.	16-09-1961	Div 1	Cardiff City	W	2-1	A	0	Albert Quixall 21' (pen), Alex Dawson 75'	Dai Ward 30'
69.	18-09-1961	Div 1	Aston Villa	D	1-1	A	0	Nobby Stiles 43'	Peter McParland 36'
70.	23-09-1961	Div 1	Manchester City	W	3-2	H	0	Nobby Stiles 2', Dennis Viollet 14', Dave Ewing 50' (o.g.)	Nobby Stiles 19' (o.g.), Bobby Kennedy 24'
71.	30-09-1961	Div 1	Wolves	L	0-2	H	0		John Kirkham 41', Peter Broadbent 50'
72.	10-04-1962	Div 1	Blackburn Rovers	L	0-3	A	0		Ronnie Clayton 10', Fred Pickering 17', Barrie Ratcliffe 84'
73.	14-04-1962	Div 1	Burnley	W	3-1	A	0	Noel Cantwell 40', Shay Brennan 64' (pen), David Herd 88'	Ray Pointer 65'
74.	16-04-1962	Div 1	Arsenal	L	2-3	H	0	Sammy McMillan 35', Noel Cantwell 71'	George Eastham 12', Noel Cantwell 32' (o.g.), Alan Skirton 79'
75.	21-04-1962	Div 1	Everton	D	1-1	H	0	David Herd 38'	Dennis Stevens 44'
76.	23-04-1962	Div 1	Sheffield United	L	0-1	H	0		Derek Pace 11'
77.	24-04-1962	Div 1	Sheffield United	W	3-2	A	0	Sammy McMillan 75', 89', Nobby Stiles 78'	Derek Pace 47', Billy Hodgson 58'
78.	28-04-1962	Div 1	Fulham	L	0-2	A	0		Maurice Cook 3', Graham Leggat 21'
79.	22-08-1962	Div 1	Everton	L	1-3	A	0	Ian Moir 61'	Alex Young 13', 14', Alex Parker 44'
80.	22-09-1962	Div 1	Burnley	L	2-5	H	0	Nobby Stiles 58', Denis Law 64'	Andy Lochhead 5', Jimmy McIlroy 43', *John Connelly 35', 75', 80'

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