Shaun Pearson

Shaun Mark Pearson (born 28 April 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Grimsby Town

Pearson began his career at Spalding United in 2006 before moving to Stamford in 2008. A year later he moved up the football pyramid again by signing for Boston United where he enjoyed two seasons, earning promotion to the Conference North. In the summer of 2011 he joined Grimsby Town where he has picked up two Lincolnshire Senior Cup honours and a runners-up medal in the 2013 FA Trophy Final as well as earning promotion to the Football League before joining Wrexham in 2017. In 2011, he was also capped by the England C team.

Club Career

Early career

Pearson was born in York, North Yorkshire and attended Woodthorpe Primary School, before moving to Norfolk with his family aged 11. He began his career with United Counties Football League side Spalding United. His appearances during the 2007–08 season earned him the Supporters Player of the Season award, which captured the attention of local rivals Stamford. In his only season with The Daniels he went on to clinch a similar award to the one he had achieved with Spalding the previous season.

Boston United

In the summer of 2009, Pearson made a second move in two seasons by joining Northern Premier League Premier Division side Boston United on 8 July 2009. Pearson became one of the club's favoured centre halves in the plans of management duo Rob Scott and Paul Hurst. At the end of the season Pearson and Boston earned promotion to the Conference North division after beating Bradford Park Avenue in the play-off final. During the course of the 2010–11 season United's management duo had departed to take over from Neil Woods at Grimsby Town and speculation mounted that Pearson would be joining his former mentors at Blundell Park, Pearson was quick to quash the rumours saying that although he wanted to become a professional footballer he wanted to do it with Boston and was hopeful h