Martin Pearson

For the English composer, organist and virginalist, also known as Martin Pearson, see Martin Peerson.

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 fullback, centre, stand-off, or scrum-half,^[1][5] and club level rugby union in France for Pau and Toulon.

Martin Pearson

Personal information
Full name	Martin Vickers-Pearson
Born	(1971-10-24) 24 October 1971 (age 53)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Fullback, Centre, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1989–96 Featherstone Rovers 166 101 464 6 1338 1997–98 Halifax 54 14 132 0 320 1999 Sheffield Eagles 25 9 36 2 110 2000 Halifax 21 11 69 0 182 2001 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 25 4 71 3 161 Total 291 139 772 11 2111 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–01 Wales 4 2 2 0 12
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–03 Pau 2005–06 Toulon Total 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3][4]

Playing career

International honours

Pearson won four caps for Wales between 1998 and 2001, scoring two tries and two goals.^[1]

Division Two Premiership Final appearances

Martin Pearson played fullback 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.^[6]

Career Records

Martin Pearson holds Featherstone Rovers' 'The Most Points In A Season' record, with 391-points scored in the 1992–93 season.