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]
Playing 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Amble,[2] Pickard played for his home-town club before joining Sunderland and then Gateshead,[3] where he made 17 appearances in the 1930–31 Football League season.[1] He joined Bradford City in September 1931,[2] making 6 league appearances for the club,[4] before moving to Barrow in August 1932.[2] He made 174 league appearances for Barrow over five seasons.[1]

He was capped for England schoolboys in 1925.[1][5]

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. Frost, p. 405
  3. "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. Frost, p. 387
  5. "To-day's juvenile international at Swansea". Western Mail. Cardiff. 9 May 1925. p. 10.


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