Graham Pearce (English footballer)
Graham Pearce (born 8 July 1959) is an English footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Brighton and Hove Albion, Gillingham, Brentford and Maidstone United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Charles Pearce[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1959[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1976 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Hillingdon Borough | 72 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Barnet | 75 | (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) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Brentford Reserves | ||
| 1992–1994 | Enfield (player-manager) | ||
| 1997–1998 | Molesey (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
A left back, Pearce played in the Football League for Brighton and Hove Albion, Gillingham, Brentford and Maidstone United.[3][4] He played for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1983 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.[5] He also played in the Conference for Barnet and was player-manager of Isthmian League clubs Enfield and Molesey.[3][6][7][8] He returned to Brentford to serve as first team coach and reserve team coach in the early 1990s.[9] His other coaching roles included first team coach at Farnborough and Stevenage Borough,[10][11] Assistant Community Development Officer at Wimbledon, Kingston University and Sunday League club Brentford Athletic.[8]
Personal life
Pearce was born in Hammersmith, London.[2] As of 1999, he was a physical education teacher at Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton, south London.[12]
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 at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- 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.
- "Graham Pearce". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- 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. Poole: Quay Design of Poole. 4 May 1996. p. 13.
- Cheung, Kuen-Wah. "Brighton & Hove Albion Brentford five-a-side team". www.seagulls.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "Giant-killers get plum ties". 11 February 2003. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "Danny Carroll". Stevenage FC History. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "Staff". Homefield Preparatory School. Retrieved 23 June 2012.