Jim Pearson
Encyclopedia
Jim Pearson is a Scottish
former professional
footballer
who played for St. Johnstone, Everton
and Newcastle United
until injury cut short his football career.
Jim went on to work for Nike where he played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Nike brand in the UK as Head of Football, he held that position for 14 years.
Jim is a Sports Consultant for Blacks Solicitors LLP in Leeds.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
former professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who played for St. Johnstone, Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
until injury cut short his football career.
Jim went on to work for Nike where he played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Nike brand in the UK as Head of Football, he held that position for 14 years.
Jim is a Sports Consultant for Blacks Solicitors LLP in Leeds.