Career As Referee
He remained in football, qualifying as a referee and was on the Football League list until 1914, and was given the honour of officiating the 1911 FA Cup Final between Bradford City and Newcastle United, which Bradford won 1–0 after a replay.
Pearson also refereed internationally, including the third-place match at the 1908 Olympics in London between Netherlands and Sweden. He continued to referee international matches up to the start of World War I, including a match between Netherlands and Belgium on 26 April 1914.
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