Career
He made 91 league appearances in the Football League, and also spent a number of seasons in non-league football. He began his career at Manchester United, playing in the 1982 FA Youth Cup final. He signed with Bristol City, before being traded to Portuguese Vale in August 1987.
He left the "Valiants" in January 1988, and played non-league football for Whitley Bay and Barrow, before making a brief comeback in the Football League in 1993-1994 with Darlington and Chesterfield.
He then moved onto Blyth Spartans, and worked behind the scenes at Middlesbrough and Carlisle United. Pearson began his career at Manchester United, and was part of the side that were beaten by Watford in the final of the FA Youth Cup in 1982.
His teammates in the game included Clayton Blackmore, Mark Hughes and Norman Whiteside. He never made his debut at Old Trafford though, and instead got his first taste of Football League action after he joined Brian Horton"s Hull City via non-league Gateshead in 1984.
Pearson departed Boothferry Park and signed with Third Division Bristol City, but did not make a league appearance for his new club
He only played three further cup games for the "Valiants", before having his contract cancelled by mutual consent in January 1988. He moved on to non-league outfits Whitley Bay (Northern League) and Barrow (Northern Premier League and Football Conference), and spent time in Belgium, before returning to the Football League with Darlington in 1993-1994. He played once for Chesterfield, before returning to the non-league circuit with Northern League side Blyth Spartans.
After retirement he became the community officer at Middlesbrough.
He worked in the post for seven years, before leaving the Riverside Stadium when Steve McClaren was appointed manager in 2001. He then was appointed Football in the Community Officer at Carlisle United.
He left his post at Brunton Park in January 2005 for "personal reasons". He then worked as an academy coach at Manchester United for six years.
He left in 2011 and began working at Leeds United.
He then retired from coaching and now runs sports camps in Wakefield. with Manchester United.