After retiring as a player, Pearson moved into coaching, serving as coach of Stockport County in 1985–86 and manager of Northwich Victoria during the first half of 1986–87.
John Stuart Mill | House of Stuart | Stuart | Pearson Education | Mary Stuart | Pearson PLC | Karl Pearson | J.E.B. Stuart | James Francis Edward Stuart | Stuart Raper | Stuart Highway | Pearson | Lester B. Pearson | Charles Edward Stuart | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Stuart Pearce | Leslie Stuart | Gilbert Stuart | Stuart Rendel, 1st Baron Rendel | Stuart Manning | Mary Stuart (play) | Mary Stuart Masterson | John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute | Stuart Whitman | Stuart McLean | Stuart Holland | Stuart Christie | Ridley Pearson | Ricky Stuart | Noel Pearson |
Docherty had built a new-look team containing players like Jim Holton, Stuart Pearson and Brian Greenhoff.
Stuart Pearson opened the scoring when he latched onto a long ball forward and drove a hard shot past Ray Clemence.