{{Short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}} {{for|the English composer, organist and virginalist, also known as Martin Pearson|Martin Peerson}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Martin Pearson |fullname = Martin Vickers-Pearson |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|24|df=y}} |death_date = |height = |weight = |ru_position = |position = {{rlp|FB|CE|SO|SH}} |ru_club1 = Pau |ru_year1start = 2001 |ru_year1end = 03 |ru_appearances1 = |ru_tries1 = |ru_goals1 = |ru_fieldgoals1 = |ru_points1 = |ru_club2 = Toulon |ru_year2start = 2005 |ru_year2end = 06 |ru_appearances2 = |ru_tries2 = |ru_goals2 = |ru_fieldgoals2 = |ru_points2 = |club1 = {{nowrap|Featherstone Rovers}} |year1start = 1989 |year1end = 96 |appearances1 = 166 |tries1 = 101 |goals1 = 464 |fieldgoals1 = 6 |points1 = 1338 |club2 = Halifax |year2start = 1997 |year2end = 98 |appearances2 = 54 |tries2 = 14 |goals2 = 132 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 320 |club3 = Sheffield Eagles |year3start = 1999 |year3end = |appearances3 = 25 |tries3 = 9 |goals3 = 36 |fieldgoals3 = 2 |points3 = 110 |club4 = Halifax |year4start = 2000 |year4end = |appearances4 = 21 |tries4 = 11 |goals4 = 69 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 182 |club5 = {{nowrap|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}} |year5start = 2001 |year5end = |appearances5 = 25 |tries5 = 4 |goals5 = 71 |fieldgoals5 = 3 |points5 = 161 |teamA = Wales |yearAstart = 1998 |yearAend = 01 |appearancesA = 4 |triesA = 2 |goalsA = 2 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 12 |new = yes |retired = yes |updated = |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/martin-pearson/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records|id=4431|title=Martin Pearson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pearson, Martin |url=https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/players/martin-pearson/789/ |website=fevarchive.co.uk |access-date=12 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Vickers-Pearson |url=https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/martin-vickerspearson-2588.html |website=Itsrugby.co.uk |access-date=12 June 2022}}</ref> }}
'''Martin Pearson''' (born 24 October 1971) is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Halifax (two spells), the Sheffield Eagles and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, as a goal-kicking {{rlp|fb|ce|so}}, or {{rlp|sh}},<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref>Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. {{ISBN|978-1-903659-49-6}}</ref> and club level rugby union in France for Pau and Toulon.
==Playing career== ===International honours=== Pearson won four caps for Wales between 1998 and 2001, scoring two tries and two goals.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
===Division Two Premiership Final appearances=== Martin Pearson played {{rlp|fb}} and scored four conversions in Featherstone Rovers' 20-16 victory over Workington Town in the 1992–93 Division Two Premiership Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday 19 May 1993.<ref name="Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership">{{cite web|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~Rovers/gpgg11.htm|title=Rovers Dig Deep To Lift The 1993 RL Premiership|publisher=Great Players - Great Games|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225606/http://www.btinternet.com/~Rovers/gpgg11.htm|archivedate=11 October 2012}}</ref>
===Career Records=== Martin Pearson holds Featherstone Rovers' 'The Most Points In A Season' record, with 391-points scored in the 1992–93 season.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20071026213459/http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/wakefield-wildcats-v-bradford-bulls-c908.html Martin Pearson interview at wakefieldwildcats.co.uk] *[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/2999879/Super-League-Team-by-team-guide.html 2001 Super League Team-by-team guide]
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