Joe Pearson (footballer)
Appearance
Joseph Frank Pearson (19 September 1877 – 26 April 1946) was a football player in the early years of professional football in England. Pearson played for Aston Villa from Aug. 1900 - May 1908. Before playing for Villa, he played for Saltley College FC. He went on to become headmaster of Wollaston Boys' School in September 1919, and later a councillor on Stourbridge Borough Council. He served as Mayor of Stourbridge for two years from November 1941.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Pearson honoured by Stourbridge". Birmingham Evening Despatch. 29 July 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ A History of Wollaston. History of Wollaston Group. 2004. pp. 73–77. ISBN 0954705300.
External links
[edit]- Joe Pearson's Bio at Aston Villa Player Database