Chris Pearce (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Pearce (footballer)

footballer

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1961

Place of Birth: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Christopher Leslie Pearce (born 7 August 1961) is a Welsh former footballer.
A goalkeeper, he made 304 league appearances in a 14-year career in the Football League. A former Wolverhampton Wanderers apprentice, he turned professional at Blackburn Rovers in 1979.
He was loaned out to Rochdale and Barnsley, before he was allowed to sign with Rochdale permanently in 1982.
He moved on to Port Vale in June 1983, and helped the "Valiants" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86.
He joined Wrexham in May 1986, before he was bought by Burnley for £4,000 in July 1987.
He won a Football League Trophy runners-up medal with the "Clarets" in 1988, and helped the club to win the Fourth Division title in 1991–92.
He later played for Bradford City, before spending time with non-league clubs Chorley, Fleetwood, Accrington Stanley, and Rossendale United.