# Martin Pearson
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{{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
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|24|df=y}}
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|position = {{rlp|FB|CE|SO|SH}}
|ru_club1 = [Pau](/source/Section_Paloise)
|ru_year1start = 2001
|ru_year1end = 03
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|ru_club2 = [Toulon](/source/RC_Toulonnais)
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|ru_year2end = 06
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|club1 = {{nowrap|[Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers)}}
|year1start = 1989
|year1end = 96
|appearances1 = 166
|tries1 = 101
|goals1 = 464
|fieldgoals1 = 6
|points1 = 1338
|club2 = [Halifax](/source/Halifax_R.L.F.C.)
|year2start = 1997
|year2end = 98
|appearances2 = 54
|tries2 = 14
|goals2 = 132
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 320
|club3 = [Sheffield Eagles](/source/Sheffield_Eagles)
|year3start = 1999
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|appearances3 = 25
|tries3 = 9
|goals3 = 36
|fieldgoals3 = 2
|points3 = 110
|club4 = [Halifax](/source/Halifax_R.L.F.C.)
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|appearances4 = 21
|tries4 = 11
|goals4 = 69
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 182
|club5 = {{nowrap|[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats](/source/Wakefield_Trinity)}}
|year5start = 2001
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|appearances5 = 25
|tries5 = 4
|goals5 = 71
|fieldgoals5 = 3
|points5 = 161
|teamA = [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_league_team)
|yearAstart = 1998
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|pointsA = 12
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|source = [{{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}}][{{Rugby league records|id=4431|title=Martin Pearson}}][{{cite web |title=Pearson, Martin |url=https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/players/martin-pearson/789/ |website=fevarchive.co.uk |access-date=12 June 2022}}][{{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}}]
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'''Martin Pearson''' (born 24 October 1971) is a former professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) and [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_league_team), and at club level for [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers), [Halifax](/source/Halifax_R.L.F.C.) (two spells), the [Sheffield Eagles](/source/Sheffield_Eagles) and the [Wakefield Trinity Wildcats](/source/Wakefield_Trinity), as a [goal](/source/Goal_(sports))-kicking {{rlp|fb|ce|so}}, or {{rlp|sh}},[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}}] and club level rugby union in France for [Pau](/source/Section_Paloise) and [Toulon](/source/RC_Toulonnais).
==Playing career==
===International honours===
Pearson won four [cap](/source/Cap_(sport))s for [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_league_team) between 1998 and 2001, scoring two tries and two goals.[{{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}}]
===Career Records===
Martin Pearson holds [Featherstone Rovers](/source/Featherstone_Rovers)' 'The Most Points In A Season' record, with 391-points scored in the [1992–93 season](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Rugby_Football_League_season).
==References==
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==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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Category:1971 births
Category:Living people
Category:Featherstone Rovers players
Category:Halifax Panthers players
Category:Sheffield Eagles (1984) players
Category:Wakefield Trinity players
Category:Wales national rugby league team players
Category:Welsh rugby league players
Category:Footballers who switched code
Category:Section Paloise players
Category:RC Toulon players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Rugby league centres
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league fullbacks
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Welsh rugby union players
Category:Welsh expatriate rugby union players in France
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