Clifford George “Cliff” Pearce

HERITAGE No: 276

BIRTH: 4 April 1907

Uralla, NSW

DEATH: 19 July 1976 The Rocks, NSW

DEATH: 19 July 1976

The Rocks, NSW

OCCUPATION: Fitter, 1933

RESIDENCE: 7 Hampden St, Ashfield, NSW, 1933

GAME HISTORY

North Tamworth RL 1927
New England RL v NSW RL 1927
Tamworth RL 1928, 1929
Central Northern RL v NSW 1927, 1928
Central Northern RL Coach 1928
Country RL Seconds v City RL Seconds 1928
Country RL Firsts v City RL Firsts 1928, 1929
Combined Country RL v Combined City RL 1929
North West NSW RL 1929
Metropolis RL v New Zealand RL 1930
Metropolis RL v England RL 1932
Metropolis RL v Newcastle RL 1936
City Probables RL v City Possibles RL 1931, 1932, 1933
City Possibles RL v City Probables RL 1935
Australian Possibles RL v Australian Probables RL 1936
City RL Firsts v Country RL Firsts 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933
NSW RL Seconds v Queensland RL Firsts 1928
NSW RL Firsts v England RL 1928, 1932
NSW RL Firsts v Northern Division RL 1928
NSW RL Firsts v Queensland RL Firsts 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933
NSW RL Firsts v New Zealand RL 1930
NSW RL Firsts v Ipswich RL 1930
NSW RL Firsts v Toowoomba RL 1930, 1931, 1932
NSW RL Firsts v Brisbane RL Firsts 1932
Rest of Australia RL v Kangaroos RL 1930
Australia RL v England RL 1928, 1932, 1933
Australian RL Kangaroo Tour 1933
Wests RL First Grade 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937
Wests 2nd Grade 1935
Wests RL City Cup 1937
North Sydney RL First Grade 1938, 1940
North Sydney RL Coach 1947, 1948,
Wests Magpies Team of the Century – named as Centre in that team (2004)

Cliff

Cliff Pearce was born at Uralla, NSW in the Tamworth district of NSW. Tamworth has a history of producing great players and Cliff Pearce was one of the best.

Cliff was playing with the North Tamworth Club in 1927. He gained his first representative honors that year by representing the New England and Central North regions. The following year, 1928, Cliff was selected to represent NSW Country Firsts, NSW and Australia. His rapid rise and representative honors no doubt caught the attention of many Clubs, but it was Wests in 1929 that signed Cliff Pearce to its ranks.

Cliff Pearce gave great service to Wests until the end of 1937. In 2004 he was nominated as Centre in Wests Team of the Century and in 2009 he was inducted into Wests Hall of Fame.

Cliff Pearce 14 July 1932 – Sydney Sports Ground