 Pearson akaberekerwa muSalford, Lancashire, akasayinwa neManchester United semutambi weamateur muna December 1935 uye akava nyanzvi muna May 1937. Mutambo wake wokutanga mukuru wakauya uchirwisana neChesterfield muna 1937. Apo basa rake rakakanganiswa neHondo Yenyika II, akashanda ne2nd4th Lancashires. Akabatsira United kukunda 1948 FA Cupvachirova mufainari uye 1952 mukombe weligi. Akasiya basa muna 1953 aine 148 zvinangwa zvebasa zvakanaka zve9th munhoroondo yechikwata mumitambo 343; zvinangwa zviviri chete kumashure kwaRuud van Nistelrooy. Munguva yake kuManchester United, akarova zvibodzwa zvishanu; zvina muligi uye imwe muFA Cup. Kutanga kwake kwakauya mukukunda 5-0 paLiverpool muna 1946, uye mu1948 FA Cup semi-fainari akarova zvibodzwa zvese apo United yakakunda 3-1 vachipesana neDerby County kuHillsborough muSheffield. Hat-trick yake neLiverpool munaGunyana 1946 yakaitika paMaine Road nekuda kwekukuvara kwebhomba kuOld Trafford, uye yaizove yekupedzisira hat-trick nemutambi weManchester United achipesana nekirabhu yeAnfield kusvika munaGunyana 2010, apo muBulgaria Dimitar Berbatov akarova zvibodzwa zvitatu zveUnited mukukunda 3 × 2 mukombe kuOld Trafford. 