Editing Stuart Pearce

{{Short description|English footballer and manager (born 1962)}}
{{distinguish|Stuart Pierce}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stuart Pearce<br/><small>[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image = Stuart Pearce (31651906441).jpg
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| caption = Pearce in 2016
| fullname = Stuart Pearce<ref name="PFA 485">{{cite book
 | editor-first = Barry J.
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 | page = 485 }}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|4|24|df=y}}<ref name="PFA 485"/>
| birth_place = [[Shepherd's Bush]], [[London]], England
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1 = 1978–1983
| clubs1 = [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]]
| caps1 = 176
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 1983–1985
| clubs2 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1985–1997
| clubs3 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| caps3 = 401
| goals3 = 63
| years4 = 1997–1999
| clubs4 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1999–2001
| clubs5 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps5 = 42
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2001–2002
| clubs6 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps6 = 38
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = [[Longford A.F.C.|Longford]]
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 747
| totalgoals = 82
| nationalyears1 = 1986
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1987–1999<ref>{{Cite news|title=Stuart Pearce&nbsp;– International Appearances |publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/spearce-intl.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015141056/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/spearce-intl.html |archive-date=15 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
| nationalteam2 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps2 = 78
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| manageryears1 = 1996–1997
| managerclubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] 
| manageryears2 = 2005–2007
| managerclubs2 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| manageryears3 = 2007–2013
| managerclubs3 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| manageryears4 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs4 = [[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain]]
| manageryears5 = 2012
| managerclubs5 = [[England national football team|England]] (caretaker)
| manageryears6 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs6 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
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{{Medal|RU|[[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2009]]|}}
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'''Stuart Pearce''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 24 April 1962) is an English professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Association football|player]], who was most recently a first-team coach for [[Premier League]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. He was nicknamed "'''Psycho'''" for his unforgiving style of play.

As a player, Pearce played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] and appeared for [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]], [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in a career that spanned twenty-two years. He is best known for his twelve-year spell at Forest, where he regularly captained the team and became the club's most capped international, making 76 of his 78 appearances for [[England national football team|England]] while with the club and captaining the national side on nine occasions. In 2016, he briefly came out of retirement, signing a one-match deal with Longford, from [[Longford, Gloucestershire|a town in Gloucestershire]], a team dubbed "the worst in Great Britain", in order to support the grassroots game.<ref name=Longford/>

Pearce's managerial career began at Nottingham Forest in a caretaker role, from December 1996 to May 1997. In November 2000, he was assistant coach to [[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1953)|Peter Taylor]] in Taylor's only match in charge of England. Following his retirement in 2002, he remained with Manchester City as a coach under [[Kevin Keegan]]. In 2005, he was named caretaker manager and was given the job permanently that summer. In 2007, he was named caretaker manager of the [[England national under-21 football team|England national under-21 team]], guiding them to the semi-finals of the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship]]. After being sacked by City in May 2007, he was given the England U21 job permanently a month later. Under Pearce, the team finished as runners-up in the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship]], but failed to make it out of the group stage in the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2013 UEFA Under-21 Championship]]. In addition, Pearce was an assistant coach under [[Fabio Capello]], managed the [[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain Olympic football team]] at the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|title=FA appoints Team GB Head Coaches|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/NewsAndFeatures/2011/Pearce-Powell-London-2012.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005001024/http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/NewsAndFeatures/2011/Pearce-Powell-London-2012.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2018|publisher=The FA|date=20 October 2011|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> and was caretaker manager of England for one game in February 2012. In 2013, he left the U21s, as his contract was not extended by [[the Football Association]]. He returned to Nottingham Forest as manager in July 2014, and initially began the season well, but after a run of poor form, he was sacked in February 2015. He has since coached at [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] and at West Ham United.

==Early life==
Born in [[Shepherd's Bush]], [[Hammersmith]], London, Pearce is the youngest of four children. He has two brothers, Dennis and Ray, and a sister, Pamela. Dennis was once a member of the far right [[British National Party]] and was third on the BNP list for [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London]] for the [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2009 European Parliament election]].<ref name=pearcegu2012>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/feb/27/stuart-pearce-england-caretaker-manager | title=Stuart Pearce a man of contradictions – a country squire with a twist | work=The Guardian | date=27 February 2012 | access-date=10 March 2016 | author=Taylor, Louise}}</ref> Ray was formerly a referee, and in September 1986, was a linesman in a [[1986–87 Football League Cup|League Cup]] match involving his brother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/24/was-stuart-pearces-brother-the-linesman-for-a-game-that-he-played-in|title=Was Stuart Pearce's brother the linesman for a game that he played in?|work=The Guardian|date=24 May 2017|accessdate=12 December 2021}}</ref> Pearce first attended [[Fryent Primary School]] in [[Kingsbury, London|Kingsbury]], North West London, before attending [[Claremont High School (Kenton)|Claremont High School]] in [[Kenton, London|Kenton]].

==Club career==

===Early career===
Pearce failed a trial at [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and then rejected an offer from [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]], instead settling into a career in the [[non-league football|non-league]] game with his local side, [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]], while training and working as an [[electrician]]. For almost five years, he was the first-choice full-back for the team, then amongst the biggest names of non-league football in the [[National League (English football)|Alliance Premier League]].

===Coventry City===
In 1983, Wealdstone received an unexpected offer of £30,000 (then a very large sum for a semi-professional player) for Pearce from top-flight club [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]. ''Sky Blues'' manager [[Bobby Gould]] had been to watch Wealdstone and was impressed by Pearce's determination and combative attitude. Pearce agreed to the step-up in clubs reluctantly&nbsp;– making his professional debut for Coventry immediately. He established himself as an uncompromising left-back who played in a hard but fair manner.

===Nottingham Forest===
Two years later in 1985, Pearce was brought to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] by manager [[Brian Clough]] in a combined deal which also saw Coventry centre-back [[Ian Butterworth]] move to Forest. Despite the transfer, Pearce was still unsure of his prospects in the professional game and even advertised his services as an electrician in Forest's match-day programme.

Pearce spent twelve years at Forest, most of it as club captain. During his playing career, he won two [[Football League Cup|League Cups]] and the [[Full Members Cup]], while also scoring from a [[Direct free kick|free-kick]] in the [[1991 FA Cup Final|1991 FA Cup final]], when Forest were beaten by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. In his time at the [[City Ground]], Pearce was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the [[Hillsborough disaster]] during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. Pearce played in the rescheduled match at [[Old Trafford]], which Liverpool won 3–1. He helped them finish third in the league that year (as they had done a year earlier), and also contributed to their victories in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] and Full Members Cup. He helped them retain the League Cup a year later and in 1991 he had his first crack at the [[FA Cup]], and despite giving Forest an early lead against Tottenham in a match most remembered for the knee injury suffered by Pearce's opponent [[Paul Gascoigne]], Pearce ended up on the losing side as Spurs came back to win 2–1. He missed out on a [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] appearance the following season as Forest lost 1–0 to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the [[1992 Football League Cup Final|1992 League Cup final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=42765|title=Sporting Heroes|work= Sporting-Heroes.net|publisher=George Herringshaw}}</ref>

In 1993, Forest were relegated from the Premier League and [[Brian Clough]] resigned after 18 years as manager, but Pearce opted to stay at the [[City Ground]] and captained Forest to an instant return to the top flight as Division One runners-up. He helped Forest finish third in the Premier League in 1995 and reach the [[UEFA Cup]] quarter-finals in 1996.

In [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97 season]], Forest struggled in the league and manager [[Frank Clark (footballer)|Frank Clark]] resigned in December, which saw 34-year-old Pearce appointed [[caretaker manager|caretaker]] [[player-manager]] of Forest in December 1996. His first match in charge was at home to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the league. He admitted in an interview with ''[[Match of the Day]]'' that, in his first attempt at picking a starting XI, he did not realise until it was pointed out to him by his wife that he had omitted [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] [[Mark Crossley]]. Forest, however, won the match 2–1, coming from behind after an [[Ian Wright]] goal with two goals from [[Alfie Haaland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbot.com/fa/results/ukprem97.htm|title=UK Premier League 1996-1997 |work=Soccerbot}}</ref> Despite winning [[FA Premier League Manager of the Month|Manager of the Month award]] in January 1997, he would later share the caretaker role with [[Dave Bassett]], and Forest were relegated, finishing in bottom place.

Pearce opted to leave the club on a free transfer at the end of the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97 season]] after 12 years at the City Ground.

===Later career===
Pearce joined [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] along with fellow veterans [[John Barnes (footballer)|John Barnes]] and [[Ian Rush]] in the 1997–98 season under [[Kenny Dalglish]], and played in the [[1998 FA Cup Final|1998 FA Cup final]], though again he emerged on the defeated side. He scored once during his spell at Newcastle, in a [[UEFA Champions League]] tie against [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-champions-league-newcastle-finish-campaign-in-the-right-vein-1288179.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-champions-league-newcastle-finish-campaign-in-the-right-vein-1288179.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Newcastle finish campaign in the right vein|publisher=ESI Media|work=The Independent|date=10 December 1997 |access-date=3 November 2009| first=Simon| last=Turnbull}}</ref> Eventually, Pearce was isolated, along with other players including Barnes and [[Rob Lee]], after [[Ruud Gullit]] succeeded Dalglish. A number of players were treated coldly by Gullit, and Pearce along with Barnes and Lee were made to train with the reserves despite cumulatively having over 150 England caps between them. As result Pearce didn't make any first team appearances for Newcastle after December 1998.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|6210|1998|name=Stuart Pearce|access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref> Both Pearce and Barnes assert in their autobiographies Gullit felt threatened by the senior players in the squad, and they felt they were being sidelined to prevent them challenging him for the manager's position should it arise. Pearce claims also that he once kicked Gullit up in the air during a training session, and a number of other players sniggered at this due to Gullit's poor relationship with them.<ref>{{cite book|title=Psycho: The Autobiography |author=Stuart Pearce|id={{ASIN|0747264821|country=uk}} }}</ref>

Pearce went on to play for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], a year after falling out of favour with Gullit. He made his debut on 7 August 1999 in a 1–0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur. His first goal came on 21 October 2000 in a 2–1 home defeat to Arsenal. He made 50 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals and in 2001 he was named [[West Ham United F.C.#Hammer of the Year|Hammer of the Year]].<ref name=Hoty>{{cite web|title=Stuart Pearce|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=734&united=Stuart_Pearce|work=WestHamStats.info|access-date=18 May 2013}}</ref>

In the summer of 2001, he was [[Kevin Keegan]]'s first signing for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] for what would be the final season in his career. He [[Captain (association football)|captained]] the club to the First Division championship and scored direct from a free-kick on his debut, against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]. In the final game of his career, against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], he had the chance to reach 100 career goals.<ref>{{cite news| title = Retiring Pearce hunts ton| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1939915.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 19 April 2002| access-date =24 February 2008}}</ref> He took a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] for City four minutes into [[injury time]], but missed it along with the chance to reach his target.<ref>{{cite news| title = Pearce left red-faced| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1935818.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 21 April 2002| access-date =24 February 2008}}</ref>

===Amateur football===
On 28 January 2016, at the age of 53 and more than thirteen years after retiring, Pearce signed as a player for non-league side Longford, a club from [[Longford, Gloucestershire]]. The club was dubbed as "the worst in the UK" as they lost all their games at that date with a single goal scored and 179 conceded and lying at the bottom of the [[Gloucestershire Northern Senior League]] Division Two, the [[English football league system|13th tier of English football]].<ref name=Longford>{{cite news | title = England legend Stuart Pearce signs for Longford AFC | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-35428976 |publisher=BBC News | date = 28 January 2016 | access-date =28 January 2016}}</ref> On 12 March, Pearce made his debut for Longford as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 loss against Wotton Rovers.<ref>{{cite news | title = Stuart Pearce makes Longford AFC debut as sub | url =  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35794620 |publisher=BBC News | date = 12 March 2016 | access-date = 12 March 2016}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Throughout his career, Pearce was given the nickname of "Psycho" for his unforgiving style of play. This was initially a tag afforded to him only by Forest fans, though later it was adopted by England supporters as well. Of the nickname, Pearce later commented:

{{cquote|The Psycho nickname was just a bit of fun. In the 80s everyone was called Psycho or [[Rambo (franchise)|Rambo]]. It doesn't represent what I'm like away from football. You've got to be a bit more cute than that. If you're an idiot and try to live up to your nickname, you won't last very long. I'd like to think there's a little more about me than that. A lot of journalists were pigeonholing me as a lunatic who shouldn't represent England because I'd get sent off all the time. But in 78 games for England I've been booked five times and never been sent off. I've only been sent off three times playing for my club, which in this day and age is quite an achievement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/aug/28/artsfeatures.biography|title=Twenty years of hurt|work=The Guardian|first=Stephen|last=Moss|date=28 August 2000|accessdate=12 December 2021}}</ref>}}

[[Roy Keane]], who played with Pearce from 1990 to 1993, is quoted as saying that Pearce was "a man amongst boys" at Forest.<ref>{{cite book|last=Coller|first=Mark|title=These Forest Men|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vk0sCQAAQBAJ|isbn=978-1291347333|page=283|date=5 August 2013|publisher=Lulu.com }}</ref> Former England teammate [[Matt Le Tissier]] has since described him as his scariest opponent in his autobiography, ''Taking Le Tiss''.

Pearce was also well known for his prowess from [[Set piece (football)|set pieces]], being a designated [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]]-taker for club and country. As a specialist at [[free kick (association football)|direct free kicks]], renowned for his powerful left foot, Pearce scored from several of the free kicks that he took, famously including the first goal in the [[1991 FA Cup Final|1991 FA Cup final]] against Tottenham<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/90s-heroes-stuart-pearce/ | title='90s Heroes: Stuart Pearce | date=9 November 2016 }}</ref> He was also a notable attacking threat going forward and a good crosser of the ball.

==International career==
Pearce made his debut for [[England national football team|England]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in a 1–1 friendly draw at Wembley on 19 May 1987 at age 25.<ref name="eol">{{Englandstats|ref=y|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> Replacing [[Kenny Sansom]] as the first choice left-back for his country, injury prevented him from playing in the [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988 UEFA European Championship]]. Following the tournament, he was consistently picked as left-back and scored his first England goal in his 21st senior appearance for England on 25 April 1990, scoring in a 4–2 friendly win over [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] at Wembley.<ref name=eol/>

Pearce played at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], setting up a goal for [[David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]] in the quarter-final win against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] and operating as a more attacking left-back than normal as England deployed a sweeper system.<ref name="wcy">{{cite web | url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1990/qf_cmr_v_eng.html| title=World Cup 1990| publisher=www.planetworldcup.com | access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/cmpwc/CmpWC1990Squad.html | title=England in Italy 1990 | publisher=www.englandfootballonline.com | access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> England progressed to the semi-finals, and Pearce was one of two players (the other being [[Chris Waddle]]) to miss a penalty in the [[penalty shootout (football)|shoot-out]] against [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Pearce left the field in tears.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jun/27/stuart-pearce-england-germany-under-21s | title=Stuart Pearce unfazed by challenge of familiar foes Germany in U21 final | work=The Guardian | date=28 June 2009 | access-date=4 April 2014 | author=Hytner, David}}</ref>

The following summer, on 8 June 1991, Pearce scored his second England goal in a 2–0 win over [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] during the England side's tour of Oceania. This game was his 40th appearance for England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/|title=Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net|website=www.sporting-heroes.net}}</ref>

The [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]] games had been England's first competitive matches since the end of the World Cup qualifiers nearly three years earlier. They had not been required to qualify for the tournament due to being hosts. All of the matches played between November 1993 and June 1996 had been friendlies, including the clash with [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on 15 November 1995 in which Pearce scored the last of his five goals for England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php|title=Player Profile<!-- Bot generated title -->|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716164734/http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php|archive-date=16 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> When [[Terry Venables]] became England coach later in 1994, Pearce lost his place to [[Graeme Le Saux]], but then regained it after Le Saux suffered a broken leg in December 1995. Pearce stayed in the side into Euro 96, scoring a penalty in a quarter-final shoot-out against [[Spain national football team|Spain]], which England won. His impassioned reaction following his successful penalty in front of the celebrating Wembley crowd became one of the images of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/10/remembering-euro-96-gazzas-goal-three-lions-and-penalties-england | title=Remembering Euro 96: Gazza's goal, Three Lions ... and penalties | work=The Guardian | date=10 May 2020 | access-date=26 August 2020 | author=Simon Burnton}}</ref> He also scored in the semi-final shoot-out against Germany, but Germany again won after [[Gareth Southgate]] missed his spot-kick.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/news/0254-0d7da3b618cb-de0b71254a0e-1000--stuart-pearce/ | title=Stuart Pearce | work=[[UEFA]] | access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref>

Pearce was not selected for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] by new coach [[Glenn Hoddle]], but the appointment of [[Kevin Keegan]] as Hoddle's replacement and Pearce's form for West Ham prompted a recall for the 37-year-old for two qualifying games for [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]. Pearce's broken leg later put paid to further international chances and he ended his international career in 1999 with 78 caps, which for a time put him in the all-time top ten for England appearances. Pearce's last appearance for England was in a goalless draw in [[Poland national football team|Poland]] on 8 September 1999 in the [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] qualifiers. At 37 years and 137 days, he was the third-oldest outfield player ever to appear for England (only [[Stanley Matthews]] and [[Leslie Compton]], plus five goalkeepers, have been older).

During his one match tenure, [[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1953)|Peter Taylor]] appointed Pearce as [[Assistant coach|assistant manager]]. England played, and lost to, [[Italy national football team|Italy]] away in [[Turin]].

==Coaching career==

===Manchester City===
[[File:Manchester City-Liverpool--Pearce and Benitez.jpg|thumb|right|181px|Stuart Pearce managing [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] against [[Rafael Benítez]]'s [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in 2007.]]

After ending his playing career with Manchester City, he remained at the club as a coach under manager Kevin Keegan. In March 2005, less than three years after retiring, he was appointed caretaker of City after Keegan left the club.<ref>{{cite news| title = Keegan ends his reign at Man City| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4338665.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 11 March 2005| access-date =24 February 2008}}</ref> His first win was against Liverpool, on 9 April 2005, as [[Kiki Musampa]] scored the goal in injury time with a firm volley past [[Scott Carson]]. After a successful run of form, which put the club close to UEFA Cup qualification, Pearce was given the job on a permanent basis.<ref>{{cite news| title = Man City unveil Pearce as manager| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4503717.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 12 May 2005| access-date =24 February 2008}}</ref> However, they missed the opportunity to reach Europe on the final game of the season by drawing 1–1 with [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]. [[Robbie Fowler]] missed a penalty in the last minute which, if it had gone in, would have given City a UEFA Cup place.

Despite a successful start to the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06 season]], City finished 15th in the Premier League due to losing nine of the last ten games. They were also eliminated from the League Cup by [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]. Pearce developed the reputation as being unusually fair and honest by refusing to criticise referees for mistakes they may have made.<ref name="OKref">[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchestercity/s/229/229965_pearce_backs_ref_over_penalty_claim.html Manchester Evening News&nbsp;– Pearce backs ref over penalty claim] Accessed 21 December 2006 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408172636/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchestercity/s/229/229965_pearce_backs_ref_over_penalty_claim.html |date=8 April 2020 }}</ref> He was also touted as a potential successor for England manager [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Butcher backs Pearce for England| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4836044.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 23 March 2006| access-date =23 February 2008}}</ref>

Pearce failed to bring about an improvement in the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07 season]] which saw City come close to relegation.<ref>{{cite news| title = Hughes defends under-fire Pearce| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6441009.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 12 March 2007| access-date =23 February 2008}}</ref> The club were again eliminated from the League Cup by a League One team, this time by [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]]. The side also scored just ten goals at home in the league, and zero after New Year's Day in 2007, a record low in top-flight English football.<ref>[http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2126758,00.html Man City sacking] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516040516/http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2126758,00.html |date=16 May 2007 }}: ''Football365.com'' website, Accessed 14 May 2007</ref> Pearce was sacked at the end of the season in May 2007.<ref>[http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=427531 Manchester City FC official website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424030103/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid= |date=24 April 2008 }} accessed 14 May 2007</ref>

===England under-21 national team===
In February 2007, before his sacking by Manchester City, Pearce had been appointed manager of the [[England national under-21 football team|England national under-21 team]],<ref name="Pearce named as England U21 boss">{{cite news| title = Pearce named as England U21 boss| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6320801.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 1 February 2007| access-date =14 May 2007}}</ref> initially part-time in conjunction with his role at Man City. Under his guidance, England reached the semi-finals of the [[2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2007 UEFA Under-21 Championships]] but were eliminated on penalties by the hosts, the [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]]. This success, coupled with the ending of his job at City, saw him appointed as the full-time manager of the England under-21 team in July 2007.<ref>{{cite news| title = Pearce named England U21 manager| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6906465.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 19 July 2007| access-date =23 February 2008}}</ref>

His role in the England set-up was extended in January 2008 when new manager [[Fabio Capello]] appointed Pearce as a coach for the senior England team in addition to his under-21 duties.<ref>{{cite news| title = Capello gives Pearce coaching job| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7218046.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 30 January 2008| access-date =23 February 2008}}</ref> Following Capello's resignation, in February 2012 Pearce acted as caretaker manager for the senior team; his sole match in charge was a 3–2 loss in a friendly against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=903|title=englandstats.com &#124; 903 - England 2-3 Netherlands, Wednesday, 29th February 2012|website=www.englandstats.com}}</ref>

In June 2009, Pearce guided the under-21s to the final of the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship]], where they lost 4–0 to [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8122457.stm|title=Germany U21 4–0 England U21 |date=29 June 2009|publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=29 June 2009 | first=David | last=McIntyre}}</ref> He was also manager of the U21 team which reached the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2013 UEFA Under-21 Championship]] in Israel, where they were eliminated after losing all their group matches.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22830053 | title=Stuart Pearce critical of England Under-21 players following exit | publisher=BBC Sport | date=8 June 2013 | access-date=9 June 2013}}</ref> On 19 June 2013, it was announced by [[The Football Association|the FA]] that his contract would not be extended.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22956762 | title= Stuart Pearce: England Under-21 boss to leave role | publisher=BBC Sport | date=19 June 2013 | access-date=19 June 2013}}</ref>

===Great Britain Olympic football team===
Pearce managed the [[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain Olympic football team]] for their matches at the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Stuart Pearce to lead GB Olympic teams">{{cite news|title=Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell to lead GB Olympic teams|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/15382675.stm|access-date=20 October 2011|work=BBC Sport|date=20 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=David Beckham, Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale on the list for Team GB|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15880455|work=BBC Sport|date=24 November 2011|access-date=23 May 2012}}</ref>

===Nottingham Forest===
[[File:Stuart Pearce first game back as Nottingham Forest manager.jpg|thumb|right|Pearce returned as [[Nottingham Forest]] manager in 2014]]
Pearce was appointed as the manager of Nottingham Forest, effective from 1 July 2014.<ref name="Nottingham Forest confirm Reds legend as boss">{{cite news|title=Nottingham Forest confirm Reds legend as boss|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26867437|access-date=3 April 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 April 2014}}</ref> Under Pearce, Forest broke their transfer record by signing striker [[Britt Assombalonga]] from [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Forest sign £5.5m striker Assombalonga|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28681698|access-date=2020-09-18}}</ref>

After leading Forest to an unbeaten start to the [[2014–15 Football League Championship|season]], with thirteen points from an available fifteen, Pearce was named as a candidate for the league's Manager of the Month award for August.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red recognition |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/manager-of-the-month-august-1896555.aspx |publisher=Nottingham Forest F.C. |date=4 September 2014 |access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref> He was beaten by [[Kenny Jackett]] of [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], despite taking Forest to the top of the table by the end of August 2014 after a 1–0 away win against [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sky Bet Manager of the Month 2014/15 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ManageroftheMonthArticle |publisher=The Football League |access-date=21 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224170304/http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/football/footballleague/Mom.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2007 }}</ref> On 14 September 2014, Forest lost key players [[Chris Cohen (footballer)|Chris Cohen]] and [[Andy Reid (Irish footballer)|Andy Reid]] to injury in a 1–1 draw with [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], and Forest quickly lost form.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-20|title=Costly Derby draw sparked Stuart Pearce's Forest decline|url=https://sportchippers.com/stuart-pearce/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Robin Chipperfield|language=en-US}}</ref> The team managed only three wins in twenty-one Championship matches, and was also knocked out of the [[FA Cup]] by [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]. Pearce did manage to win the reverse fixture against Derby and bring the [[Brian Clough Trophy]] back to the [[City Ground]], but this was not enough to keep him in his job. He was sacked on 1 February 2015 with Forest in 12th position in the Championship.<ref>{{cite web|last=Percy|first=John|title=Stuart Pearce sacked by Nottingham Forest after dismal run of results|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/nottingham-forest/11383009/Stuart-Pearce-sacked-by-Nottingham-Forest-after-dismal-run-of-results.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/nottingham-forest/11383009/Stuart-Pearce-sacked-by-Nottingham-Forest-after-dismal-run-of-results.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=telegraph.co.uk|date=1 February 2015|access-date=1 February 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===West Ham United===
After a spell working at [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]],<ref>{{Cite web | title = Pearce urges Hammers youngsters to take FA Cup chance | publisher = West Ham United F.C. | date = 25 January 2018 | access-date = 25 January 2018 | url = https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/january/25-january/pearce-urges-hammers-youngsters-take-fa-cup-chance}}</ref> Pearce joined former club West Ham United as an assistant to manager, [[David Moyes]], in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Moyes confirms assistants at West Ham United | publisher = West Ham United F.C. | date = 12 November 2017 | access-date = 25 January 2018 | url = http://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2017/november/12-november/moyes-confirms-assistants-west-ham-united}}</ref> He left the east London club at the end of the [[2017–18 West Ham United F.C. season|2017–18]] season, after Moyes' contract was not renewed.<ref>{{Cite web | title = David Moyes: West Ham manager departs after just six months in charge | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 16 May 2018 | access-date = 16 May 2018 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44140002}}</ref> In August 2020, Pearce returned to West Ham as a first-team coach, again assisting Moyes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53814549|title=Stuart Pearce returns to West Ham as coach|work=BBC Sport |date=17 August 2020}}</ref> At the end of the 2021–22 season Pearce left the club to pursue other interests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whufc.com/news/stuart-pearce-steps-down-first-team-coach|title=Stuart Pearce steps down as First Team Coach &#124; West Ham United F.C.|website=www.whufc.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Pearce was married to Liz Cole for thirty years, with whom he has two children.<ref name=pearcegu2012/> His daughter Chelsea is an equestrian and has regularly competed in [[eventing]] since 2010, including riding at three European Championships for Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://marlboroughequestrian.news/index.php/equestrian-news/83-profile-local-event-rider-chelsea-pearce-is-moving-up-a-level-and-has-promising-new-horses|title=PROFILE: local event rider Chelsea Pearce is moving up a level and has promising new horses|publisher=Malborough Equestrian|first=Tony|last=Millett|accessdate=12 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britisheventing.com/results/rider/0035800000dylcXAAQ|title=Chelsea Pearce - Results|publisher=British Eventing|accessdate=12 December 2021}}</ref>

Pearce is a devotee of [[punk rock]] and is visible as one of the members of a frenetic audience featured on the inside sleeve of the album ''God's Lonely Men'' by one of his favourite bands, [[the Lurkers]].<ref name=pearcegu2012/> He lists [[the Stranglers]] as one of his favourite bands,<ref name=pearcegu2012/> having seen them in concert over 300 times.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/true-punk-confessions-stuart-pearce-seen-stranglers-300-times/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/true-punk-confessions-stuart-pearce-seen-stranglers-300-times/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=The true punk confessions of Stuart Pearce: 'I've seen The Stranglers over 300 times' | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=6 November 2019 | access-date=26 August 2020 | first=Ian |last=Winwood}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2021, he appeared in the music video for their single "This Song".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nottingham-forest-legend-stuart-pearce-stars-in-the-stranglers-new-video-3035819|title=Nottingham Forest legend Stuart Pearce stars in The Stranglers' new video|work=NME|date=2 September 2021|accessdate=2 September 2021}}</ref>

In 1994, Pearce was accused of directing a racial slur at [[Paul Ince]] during a Nottingham Forest–Manchester United match. It was alleged Pearce called Ince an "arrogant black cunt".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/9073139/FA-expecting-backlash-from-anti-racism-campaigners-after-naming-Stuart-Pearce-as-caretaker-manager.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/9073139/FA-expecting-backlash-from-anti-racism-campaigners-after-naming-Stuart-Pearce-as-caretaker-manager.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph | title=FA expecting backlash from anti-racism campaigners after naming Stuart Pearce as caretaker manager | date=9 February 2012 | location=London | first=Henry | last=Winter}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Pearce has since admitted the offence, saying, "It wasn't right or appropriate at the time, or at any time."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/stuart-pearce-regrets-racial-abuse-of-paul-ince-7422606.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/stuart-pearce-regrets-racial-abuse-of-paul-ince-7422606.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Ben | last=Rumsby | date=23 February 2012|access-date=11 February 2015|title=Stuart Pearce regrets racial abuse of Paul Ince }}</ref>

In 1998, Pearce was involved in a serious car crash when the car he was driving was crushed by a lorry overturning and landing on the roof of the car. Pearce escaped with only minor hand injuries and a stiff back.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/147259.stm |publisher=BBC News  | title=Psycho nets new motor after crash | date=7 August 1998}}</ref>

In [[1999 New Year Honours|January 1999]] and in appreciation of his talents and his support for various charities, Pearce was made a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) by [[Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Pearce to hang up boots| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_galleries/football/1941813.stm|publisher=BBC Sport| date = 21 April 2002| access-date =24 February 2008}}</ref> His autobiography, ''Psycho'', was released in 2001.<ref name="Pearce2014">{{cite book|author=Stuart Pearce|title=Psycho: The Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7YWBAAAQBAJ|date=17 September 2014|publisher=Headline|isbn=978-1-4722-2575-7}}</ref>

Pearce is a fan of [[rugby league]] and is occasionally seen at [[Warrington Wolves]] games.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/wolves/wolvesnews/9621247.Smith_and_Pearce_sharing__big_game__preparation_ideas/ | title=Warrington Wolves boss Tony Smith and England football manager Stuart Pearce sharing 'big game' preparation ideas | work=Warrington Guardian | date=29 March 2012 | access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref>

Pearce has spent several years as a pundit and co-commentator on [[talkSPORT]].

==Career statistics==

===As a player===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="ENFA">{{ENFA}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|[[1983–84 Coventry City F.C. season|1983–84]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|23||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||0
|-
|[[1984–85 Coventry City F.C. season|1984–85]]
|First Division
|29||4||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!52!!4!!2!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!54!!4
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|[[1985–86 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1985–86]]
|First Division
|30||1||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||1
|-
|[[1986–87 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1986–87]]
|First Division
|39||6||0||0||5||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||44||8
|-
|[[1987–88 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1987–88]]
|First Division
|34||5||5||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=FMC|Appearance(s) in [[Full Members' Cup]]}}||0||43||6
|-
|[[1988–89 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1988–89]]
|First Division
|36||6||5||0||8||1||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=FOR|Four appearances and three goal in [[Full Members' Cup]], one in [[Football League Centenary Trophy]]}}||3||54||10
|-
|[[1989–90 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1989–90]]
|First Division
|34||5||1||0||10||2||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=FMC}}||2||47||9
|-
|[[1990–91 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1990–91]]
|First Division
|33||11||10||4||4||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=FMC}}||0||49||16
|-
|[[1991–92 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1991–92]]
|First Division
|30||5||4||2||9||1||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=FMC}}||1||48||9
|-
|[[1992–93 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1992–93]]
|[[Premier League]]
|23||2||3||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||2
|-
|[[1993–94 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1993–94]]
|First Division
|42||6||2||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=AIC|Appearance in [[Anglo-Italian Cup]]}}||0||51||6
|-
|[[1994–95 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1994–95]]
|Premier League
|36||8||1||0||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||10
|-
|[[1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1995–96]]
|Premier League
|31||3||4||2||1||1||8{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||44||6
|-
|[[1996–97 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1996–97]]
|Premier League
|33||5||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!401!!63!!37!!9!!60!!10!!8!!0!!16!!6!!522!!88
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[1997–98 Newcastle United F.C. season|1997–98]]
|Premier League
|25||0||7||0||0||0||4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||36||1
|-
|[[1998–99 Newcastle United F.C. season|1998–99]]
|Premier League
|12||0||0||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=UCWC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!37!!0!!7!!0!!2!!0!!6!!1||colspan="2"|—!!52!!1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[1999–2000 West Ham United F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|Premier League
|8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[2000–01 West Ham United F.C. season|2000–01]]
|Premier League
|34||2||4||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||42||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!42!!2!!4!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0||colspan="2"|—!!50!!3
|-
||[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[2001–02 Manchester City F.C. season|2001–02]]
|First Division
|38||3||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||43||3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!570!!72!!52!!10!!69!!10!!14!!1!!16!!6!!721!!99
|}

{{notelist}}

===As a manager===
{{updated|31 January 2015.}}
<ref name="ENFA"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (caretaker)
|align=left|20 December 1996
|align=left|8 May 1997
{{WDL|24|7|9|8|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|align=left|12 March 2005
|align=left|14 May 2007
{{WDL|97|34|20|43|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
|align=left|1 February 2007
|align=left|18 June 2013
{{WDL|41|23|13|5|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[England football team|England]]
|align=left|1 February 2012
|align=left|31 February 2012
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain]]
|align=left|20 October 2011
|align=left|4 August 2012
{{WDL|5|2|2|1|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Nottingham Forest]]
|align=left|1 July 2014
|align=left|1 February 2015
{{WDL|32|10|10|12|decimals=1}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|202|78|54|70|decimals=1}}
|}

==Honours==
===As a player===
'''Wealdstone'''
*[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] South: [[1981–82 Southern Football League#Southern Division|1981–82]]<ref>{{ cite web | title = How Wealdstone set Stuart Pearce on his way to the top | url = https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/features/featured/30192/how-wealdstone-set-stuart-pearce-on-his-way-to-the-top/ | work = The Non League Paper | date = 24 April 2020 | access-date= 8 July 2022 }}</ref>
*[[Southern Football League Cup (England)#History|Southern League Cup]]: [[1981–82 Southern Football League|1981–82]]<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://www.wfchistory.com/2019/posts/report-wealdstone-1-0-gloucester-city/ | title = Report – Wealdstone 1 – 0 Gloucester City | date = 19 December 2019 | publisher = Wealdstone FC History | access-date= 8 July 2022 }}</ref>

'''Nottingham Forest'''
*[[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]]: [[1988–89 Football League Cup|1988–89]], [[1989–90 Football League Cup|1989–90]]
*[[Full Members' Cup]]: [[1988–89 Full Members' Cup|1988–89]], [[1991–92 Full Members' Cup|1991–92]]

'''Manchester City'''
*[[Football League First Division]]: [[2001–02 Football League First Division|2001–02]]

'''England'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Paul |last2=Lacey |first2=David |name-list-style=amp |date=25 Jun 2013 |title=From the Vault: Recalling How England Won Le Tournoi de France in 1997 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jun/25/vault-england-le-tournoi-france-1997 |website=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[Tournoi de France]]: [[1997 Tournoi de France|1997]]

'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (1980s)#First Division 9|1987–88 First Division]],<ref name=lynch147>{{cite book |first=Tony |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |year=1995 |publisher=Random House |location=London |isbn=978-0-09-179135-3 |page=147}}</ref> [[PFA Team of the Year (1980s)#First Division 10|1988–89 First Division]],<ref name=lynch147/> [[PFA Team of the Year (1990s)#First Division|1989–90 First Division]],<ref name=lynch148>{{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=148}}</ref> [[PFA Team of the Year (1990s)#First Division 2|1990–91 First Division]],<ref name=lynch148/> [[PFA Team of the Year (1990s)#First Division 3|1991–92 First Division]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=149}}</ref>
*[[Nottingham Forest F.C.#Player of the Season|Nottingham Forest Player of the Season]]: [[1988–89 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1988–89]], [[1990–91 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1990–91]], [[1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|1995–96]]
*[[Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[2000–01 FA Premier League#Monthly awards|February 2001]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/395/Stuart-Pearce/overview |title=Stuart Pearce: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

===As a manager===
'''England U21'''
*[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] runner-up: [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2009]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2001198--germany-vs-england/ |title=Germany 4–0 England: Lineups |publisher=UEFA |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Premier League Manager of the Month]]: [[1996–97 FA Premier League#Monthly awards|January 1997]], [[2004–05 FA Premier League#Monthly awards|April 2005]], [[2005–06 FA Premier League#Monthly awards|August 2005]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/2735/Stuart-Pearce/overview |title=Manager profile: Stuart Pearce |publisher=Premier League |access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of men's footballers with the most official appearances]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{soccerbase (manager)|id=1166|name=Stuart Pearce}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021653/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/profile.html?managerid=1346 Stuart Pearce profile] at the League Managers Association
*[https://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/manchester-city-fc/stuart-pearce-10675/premiership-appearances_a17301/ Stuart Pearce photo] at Sporting Heroes

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