Thomas Pickard (footballer)

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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 55–56)[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

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

Career[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b c 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.