Chris Pearce (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Leslie Pearce | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1980 | → Rochdale (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1981 | → Barnsley (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Rochdale | 36 | (0) |
| 1983–1986 | Port Vale | 48 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Wrexham | 25 | (0) |
| 1987–1992 | Burnley | 181 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Bradford City | 9 | (0) |
| 1993–199? | Chorley | ||
| 199?–199? | Fleetwood Town | ||
| 199?–1995 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1995–1996 | Rossendale United | ||
| Total | 304+ | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher Leslie Pearce (born 7 August 1961) is a Welsh former footballer. A goalkeeper, he made 304 league appearances in a 14-year career in the Football League.
A former Wolverhampton Wanderers apprentice, he turned professional at Blackburn Rovers in 1979. He was loaned out to Rochdale and Barnsley, before he was allowed to sign with Rochdale permanently in 1982. He moved on to Port Vale in June 1983, and helped the "Valiants" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86. He joined Wrexham in May 1986, before he was bought by Burnley for £4,000 in July 1987. He won a Football League Trophy runners-up medal with the "Clarets" in 1988, and helped the club to win the Fourth Division title in 1991–92. He later played for Bradford City, before spending time with non-league clubs Chorley, Fleetwood, Accrington Stanley, and Rossendale United.
Pearce was an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was never offered a professional contract at Molineux. He instead turned professional with Howard Kendall's Blackburn Rovers in 1979. He spent three years at Ewood Park, but never made a first team appearance. He did though play five Fourth Division games on loan at Rochdale in the 1980–81 season. He was also loaned out to Second Division side Barnsley, but never made a first team appearance for the "Tykes". He returned to Rochdale on a free transfer for the start of the 1982–83 campaign. Described as "brave and agile", he also appeared to be vulnerable on crosses. He played 36 league games at Spotland, before Jimmy Greenhoff replaced Peter Madden as manager, and selected Graham Crawford for the end-of-season run-in.
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