Thomas Pickard (footballer)

Thomas James Pickard (4 June 1911 – 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Thomas Pickard
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Pickard[1]
Date of birth (1911-06-04)4 June 1911[1]
Place of birth Amble, England
Date of death 1967 (aged 5556)[1]
Height 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Amble
1929–1930 Sunderland 0 (0)
1930–1931 Gateshead 17 (0)
1931–1932 Bradford City 6 (0)
1932–1937 Barrow 174 (0)
Total 197 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Amble,[3] Pickard played for his home-town club before joining Sunderland and then Gateshead,[4] where he made 17 appearances in the 1930–31 Football League season.[1] He joined Bradford City in September 1931,[3] making 6 league appearances for the club,[5] before moving to Barrow in August 1932.[3] He made 174 league appearances for Barrow over five seasons.[1]

He was capped for England schoolboys in 1925.[1][6]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Barrow. Shilling fund to help club". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii via Newspapers.com.
  3. Frost, p. 405
  4. "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. Frost, p. 387
  6. "To-day's juvenile international at Swansea". Western Mail. Cardiff. 9 May 1925. p. 10.


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