Joe Pearce (British rugby league)

For the Australian rules footballer, see Joe Pearce (footballer). For the Australian rugby league player of the 1930s and 1940s, see Joe Pearce (Australian rugby league).

Joe Pearce

Personal information
Full name	Joe Pearce
Born	unknown
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Wing, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1925–≥33 Wakefield Trinity 269 36 44 0 196

Joe Pearce (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Sandy", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 316), as a wing, or stand-off, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 6.

Playing career

Joe Pearce made his début for Wakefield Trinity during April 1925, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

County Cup Final appearances

Joe Pearce played stand-off in Wakefield Trinity's 3–10 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1926 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Headingley, Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Wednesday 1 December 1926, and played stand-off in the 0–8 defeat by Leeds in the 1932 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1932–33 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 19 November 1932.

Notable tour matches

Joe Pearce played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Wakefield Trinity's 6-17 defeat by Australia in the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match during the 1933–34 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 28 October 1933.

External links

• Search for "Pearce" at rugbyleagueproject.org