Martin Pearson

{{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

|ru_year1start = 2001

|ru_year1end = 03

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|ru_club2 = Toulon

|ru_year2start = 2005

|ru_year2end = 06

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|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

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|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

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|retired = yes

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|source = {{cite web|url=http://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 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 the Featherstone Rovers, Halifax (two spells), the Sheffield Eagles and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, as a goal-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 and Toulon.