Nigel Pearson

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Personal information
Nigel Pearson
Full name	Nigel Pearson
Date of birth	August 21, 1962 (age 44)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	6'1"
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Newcastle United (Assistant Manager)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1981 1981-1987 1987-1994 1994-1998	Heanor Town Shrewsbury Town Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough	00? 0(?) 153 0(5) 180 (14) 115 0(5)
Teams managed
1998-1999 2006	Carlisle United West Bromwich Albion (caretaker)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Nigel Pearson (born August 21, 1963) is a football manager currently serving as the assistant manager of Newcastle United. It is often said that Pearson saved Carlisle United from a certain death by signing goalkeeper Jimmy Glass on-loan towards the end of the 1998/99 season^{[citation needed]}. Glass scored a last minute goal against Plymouth Argyle, which saved the club from relegation to the Football Conference at the expense of Scarborough. The match against Plymouth was Pearson's last in charge of the Brunton Park outfit.

On October 19, 2006 he was linked with the Sheffield Wednesday manager's position but instead took over as assistant manager of Newcastle United, taking over from Kevin Bond, who was dismissed following a bung scandal. Pearson's influence was most apparent in Newcastle's defence, which looked a lot more composed after Pearson became assistant manager.

On 1 February 2007 Pearson was confirmed as assistant coach to Stuart Pearce, the England U21 team manager until after the 2007 European Championships. As Pearce's contract limits him to involvement in only one friendly before the Championship, Pearson led the under-21s in their 3-3 draw against Italy on 24 March 2007, the first game at the new Wembley.^[1]^[2]