On 11 March 2014, James Pearson joined League One club Carlisle United on loan for the rest of the 2014–15 season, along with Watford's Reece Brown.
[6] He went on to represent Carlisle in a draw against Stevenage and a loss to Notts County,[7] before returning to Leicester, where he extended his contract by one more year on 2 June.
[9] On 27 October, Pearson joined Conference Premier side Wrexham on a month-long loan,[10] eventually extended into January 2015.
On 17 June 2015, Pearson's contract was terminated by Leicester City following a racist orgy during the club's promotional tour in Thailand.
[14] Following his departure from Leicester, Pearson trained with his former club Rotherham,[15] before joining Barnet on 2 February 2016,[16] "on a non-contract basis".
[14] In relation to the tape, Nigel Pearson too was sacked as Leicester manager by the club's Thai owners, on 30 June 2015.